September 1964 Issue [The Editor’s Easy Chair] The Japanese intellectuals Adjust Share Cliques, soft edges, and the dread of power by John Fischer, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 1945- 1945-1989 1949-1976 20th century China Foreign relations Intellectuals Japan Politics and government Social life and customs More from John Fischer From “Letter from Leete’s Island Field notes on the manners, morals, and customs of the Connecticut Yankee," January 1969 From “Letter to a new leftist, from a tired liberal,” March 1966 From “Survival U Prospectus for a really relevant university," September 1969 Adjust Share