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Poland and Japan ‒ the impact of the Cold War on bilateral relations

Publication date: 06.11.2020

History Notebooks, 2020, Issue 147 (3), pp. 619 - 635

https://doi.org/10.4467/20844069PH.20.033.12487

Authors

Ewa Pałasz-Rutkowska
University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5819-7032 Orcid
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Titles

Poland and Japan ‒ the impact of the Cold War on bilateral relations

Abstract

Bilateral relations between Poland and Japan were generally friendly since the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), throughout the entire interwar era, after the government of Japan recognized independent Poland after WWI (on 6 March 1919), and even during WWII. What was seen as important was a mutual support on the international arena during international conflicts (such as those in Upper Silesia, Manchuria, etc.) and especially military and espionage cooperation. How did the Cold War influence Polish-Japanese relations? Did the relations, which were until that time friendly, play a role in this period – a time of trouble for the entire world? The author tries to answer these questions, relying on selected and important events and issues from the period of the Cold War (until 1989).

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Information

Information: History Notebooks, 2020, Issue 147 (3), pp. 619 - 635

Article type: Original article

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Poland and Japan ‒ the impact of the Cold War on bilateral relations

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Poland and Japan ‒ the impact of the Cold War on bilateral relations

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5819-7032

Ewa Pałasz-Rutkowska
University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5819-7032 Orcid
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University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland

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