Allies, enemies and trading partners: records on Australia and the Japanese

Cover of 'Allies, Enemies, and Trading Partners' research guide.
This guide comprehensively lists records on Australia's relations with the people and government of Japan from the mid-nineteenth century.
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Australia's relationship with Japan has always been multi-faceted. The Japanese were allies during World War I, enemies during World War II and trading partners in peacetime.

Records listed in this guide cover:

  • Japanese immigration to Australia
  • the White Australia Policy and Japan's reaction to it
  • trade
  • Japan's southward expansion in the 1920s and the 1930s
  • the experiences of World War II
  • the postwar occupation of Japan
  • the peace settlement
  • the redevelopment of the bilateral relationship.