TY - JOUR TI - Poland and Japan after the Second World War. On the 60th anniversary of the reestablishing official relations AU - Pałasz-Rutkowska, Ewa TI - Poland and Japan after the Second World War. On the 60th anniversary of the reestablishing official relations AB -   The official relations between Poland and Japan started in 1919. Throughout the entire interwar era, till December 1945, when Poland declared war on Japan, they were friendly, although due to geopolitical conditions not especially intense. After the war, the Iron Curtain fell deeper between East and West, and the division between the two camps became sharper. Post-war Poland became totally dependent on the USSR, which impacted the Polish foreign policy towards Japan. This paper examines the negotiations between Poland and Japan which proceeded in the years 1947–1957, and the problem of reestablishing official relations between the two countries after the war. VL - 2017 IS - Issue 144 (4) PY - 2017 SN - 0083-4351 C1 - 2084-4069 SP - 793 EP - 809 DO - 10.4467/20844069PH.17.042.6957 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/prace-historyczne/article/polska-i-japonia-po-ii-wojnie-swiatowej-w-60-rocznice-wznowienia-stosunkow-oficjalnych KW - Japan KW - peace treaty KW - official diplomatic relations KW - Cold War.