Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=rjoc20 Journal of Contemporary Asia ISSN: (Print) (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rjoc20 US Covert Action in Cold War Japan: The Politics of Cultivating Conservative Elites and its Consequences Brad Williams To cite this article: Brad Williams (2020) US Covert Action in Cold War Japan: The Politics of Cultivating Conservative Elites and its Consequences, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 50:4, 593-617, DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2019.1652841 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/00472336.2019.1652841 Published online: 26 Aug 2019. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 169 View related articles View Crossmark data Citing articles: 3 View citing articles