Japan's fleet ambitions faced economic, political, and infrastructure constraints. The assassination of Takahashi Korekiyo is treated as a turning point after which economic policy deteriorated despite subsequent efforts to manage it. That interpretation places naval development within the country's wider capacity to finance and support it.
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Japan's economic constraints on fleet planning
Japan's economic and infrastructure problems form the background to an argument about what its future fleet could afford.