ABSTRACT
The Japanese peace settlement after World War II tends to be discussed mainly in the light of American policy. It is true that the United States (US) played the central and key role, but it was not the only player, and Britain and other Commonwealth countries were active participants in the process of the Japanese peacemaking (Hosoya 1984; Lowe 1997; Kibata 1996). The aim of this chapter is to portray what sort of influences Britain had over the shape of Japanese re-entry into international society during and after the peacemaking process.
