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The Gulf War and Japanese Diplomacy

  • Japanese Prime Minister Kaifu Toshiki meets with US President George H. W. Bush in a New York hotel (September 29, 1990). (Photo: Jiji Press)

    Japanese Prime Minister Kaifu Toshiki meets with US President George H. W. Bush in a New York hotel (September 29, 1990). (Photo: Jiji Press)

  • US Ambassador Michael Armacost visits Japanese Prime Minister Takeshita Noboru on his appointment as ambassador (May 18, 1989). (Photo: Jiji Press)

    US Ambassador Michael Armacost visits Japanese Prime Minister Takeshita Noboru on his appointment as ambassador (May 18, 1989). (Photo: Jiji Press)

  • Prime Minister Kaifu Toshiki and Finance Minister Hashimoto Ryūtarō shake hands during the Gulf War, after a bill is passed approving an additional $9 billion of Japanese support for the international coalition (February 28, 1991). (Photo: Jiji Press)

    Prime Minister Kaifu Toshiki and Finance Minister Hashimoto Ryūtarō shake hands during the Gulf War, after a bill is passed approving an additional $9 billion of Japanese support for the international coalition (February 28, 1991). (Photo: Jiji Press)

  • Self-Defense Force troops on their way to contribute to remote-control mine disposal efforts (June 19, 1991). (Photo:Marine Self-Defense Forces; Jiji Press)

    Self-Defense Force troops on their way to contribute to remote-control mine disposal efforts (June 19, 1991). (Photo:Marine Self-Defense Forces; Jiji Press)

  • Japanese SDF members in the city of Takeo, Cambodia, undertaking peacekeeping operations with the cooperation of the local people (October 8, 1992). (Photo: Jiji Press)

    Japanese SDF members in the city of Takeo, Cambodia, undertaking peacekeeping operations with the cooperation of the local people (October 8, 1992). (Photo: Jiji Press)

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