As one of America’s preeminent scholars of Japan, Dr. Pyle has spent his entire career examining Japan’s emergence from destruction and defeat to becoming an economic powerhouse and a vibrant democracy. In this interview, Dr. Pyle examines how Japan was able to recover from the war, the role of the U.S.-Japan alliance, and how the constitution that the United States imposed on Japan continues to shape Tokyo’s approach to foreign affairs, its own security, and the rise of China.