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The Washington Conference marked an upturn in U.S.-Japanese relations. War talk disappeared virtually overnight, replaced by optimism that the major point of tension, China, had been resolved at the negotiating table.
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Davidann, J.T. (2007). The Washington Conference, the Kanto Earthquake and Japanese Public Opinion: Victories for Liberals?. In: Cultural Diplomacy in U.S.-Japanese Relations, 1919–1941. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230609730_5
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