Institution and Policy Study: Japan Bank for International Cooperation

As part of the effort to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) commissioned HAI to research and write an analysis of the bank's formation after the Second World War. HAI historians conducted a survey of relevant secondary literature, published memoirs, and contemporary news accounts.

Using resources available at the US National Archives and other American repositories, HAI researchers also collected key primary documents describing the origins of the bank during the American occupation period and the vital role it played in Japan's postwar reconstruction. The report that HAI prepared for JBIC told the story of the bank's creation and painstakingly reconstructed the debate over the institution's mandate, all against the backdrop of Japanese-American postwar diplomatic and economic relations.