Richard Nixon became a close friend. His lifelong quest was to revise the pacifist Japanese constitution, written by the Americans just after the war, and turn Japan into a proud military power once more.
岸信介是20世纪三四十年代有法西斯倾向的民族主义者。战后，对共产主义的深恶痛绝让他成为美国的坚定盟友；他和理查德·尼克松成了亲密的朋友。他毕生追求修改美国人在战后起草的日本和平宪法，再次把日本建成骄傲的军事强国。