Maksim Brukouskis study was inspired by the postwar economic history of Japan with a major focus on trade disputes with its largest overseas partner the United States of America accompanied by some nearly unique and mysterious phenomena like decadelong deflation the liquidity trap and the high yen recession that could be observed in Japan after the collapse of the Bretton Woods system. Commercial pressure to appreciate the yen associated with trade tensions between Japan and the US is a major nonmainstream explanation of the problems mentioned above. Despite many controversial discussions about this issue there has been little theoretical research analyzing the role of political pressure in an affected economy and the channels through which it spreads its influence.