【著者紹介】
前田　哲男（まえだ　てつお）

【An Introduction of the Author】
Tetsuo Maeda （1938-）

Tetsuo Maeda started his career as a news reporter at Nagasaki Broadcasting Station. Then he made himself a freelance reporter to investigate firstly what was happening at Bikini Atoll, secondly at Chongqing, thirdly at Japan’s self-defense force and what has been happening under the Japan-U.S. security Treaty.
From 1995 to 2005, he was invited to teach as a professor of international relationship at T.ky. International University.
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This book was brought into being step by step: Firstly what the author had collected appeared as a serial in Asahi Journal from the Asahi Newspaper Company. The first edition of this book appeared from the same company in August, 1988. The paperback edition was published in 1997 from Shakai-Shis. sha Company. In 2006, Gaifu-sha Company completed the original version of this book by collecting all the studies, investigations and informations available so far.