Index of Biographical Portraits in Japan Society Volumes

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction xi
4. List of Contributors xix
5. Index of Biographical Portraits in Japan Society Volumes xxii
6. PART I: JAPAN IN BRITAIN
7. THINGS JAPANESE
8. 1. The Great Japan Exhibition, 1981–1982 1
9. 2. Haiku in the British Isles: A Tale of Acceptance and Non-acceptance 15
10. 3. Japanese Gardens and the Japanese Garden Society in the UK 28
11. 4. Three Ages of British Kendo: The Introduction of a Unique Sporting and Cultural Activity 39
12. 5. The Nippon Club, 1881–2014 54
13. 6. Japan and Ye Sette of Odd Volumes and London’s Thirteen Club in the 1890s 66
14. PART II: BRITAIN IN JAPAN
15. TRADE
16. 7. British Week in Tokyo, 1969 77
17. 8. EXPO ’70 at Osaka: A British View 89
18. 9. The British Export Marketing Centre and the Promotion of British Exports from 1972 95
19. 10. Scotch Whisky in Japan 110
20. BRITISH ACTIVITIES
21. 11. Mountaineering in Japan: British Pioneers and the Pre-war Japanese Alpine Club 123
22. 12. Cricket in Late Edo and Meiji Japan 135
23. 13. Introduction of Football from Britain into Nineteenth-century Japan: Rugby Football and Soccer 148
24. 14. Freemasonry in Japan 161
25. MISSIONARIES
26. 15. Christ Church, Yokohama, and its First Incumbent: Michael Buckworth Bailey, 1862–1872 173
27. 16. British Bible Societies and the Translation of the Bible into Japanese in the Nineteenth Century 185
28. 17. Bishop Kenneth Sansbury (1905–1993): College Lecturer and Chaplain 197
29. MUSIC, DRAMA AND FILM
30. 18. John William Fenton (1831–1890) and the Japanese National Anthem Kimigayo 207
31. 19. Britain and Japan: Musical Exchanges before World War II 226
32. 20. Kazuo Kikuta (1908-1973), Japanese Impresario and Lover of Charles Dickens: A Personal Memoir 236
33. 21. Kawakita Nagamasa (1903–1981) and Kawakita Kashiko (1908-1993): Film Ambassadors 245
34. 22. Sessue Hayakawa (1886-1973): International Film Star 258
35. EPISODE
36. 23. The Return of Japan’s Lost Telescope after 400 Years 271
37. PAINTERS
38. 24. Ella Du Cane (1874-1943): Watercolourist 277
39. 25. Alfred Parsons, RA, PRWS (1847-1920) and the Japanese Watercolour Movement 284
40. JOURNALISTS
41. 26. R.V.C. Bodley (‘Bodley of Arabia’) (1892-1970): Soldier, Adventurer, Journalist and Writer in Japan, 1933–1934 297
42. 27. Norman Macrae (1921–2010): Pioneering Journalist of The Economist on Japanese Affairs 309
43. JAPANESE WOMEN PIONEERS
44. 28. Yamamoto Yao (1875-1955) and Japanese Nursing 319
45. 29. Ōe Sumi (1875-1948) and Domestic Science in Japan 331
46. PART III: SCHOLARS AND WRITERS
47. JAPANESE
48. 30. Yanaihara Tadao (1893-1961) and His Tour of Britain, 1920-1921 345
49. 31. Ichikawa Sanki (1886-1970): Expert in English Philology and Literature 357
50. 32. Michio Morishima (1923–2004): An Economist Made in Japan 368
51. 33. Honma Hisao (1886–1981): Expert on Oscar Wilde 381
52. 34. Shimamura Hōgetsu (1871-1918): Pioneer of Shingeki (Western-style Theatre) in Japan 395
53. 35. Mutō Chōzō (1881–1942), and A Short History of Anglo-Japanese Relations 406
54. 36. Yanada Senji (1906–1972): Teacher of Japanese at SOAS 413
55. 37. Sakurai Jōji, (1858-1939): Leading Chemist and No¯ Drama Specialist 425
56. BRITISH
57. 38. Edward Divers (1837–1912) and Robert William Atkinson (1850–1929): Influential Teachers of Chemistry in Meiji Japan 439
58. 39. Edward Vivian Gatenby, CBE (1892–1955): Distinguished Teacher of English as a Foreign Language 451
59. 40. Wolf Mendl (1926-1999): Leading Scholar in the Field of International Relations 465
60. 41. John Sargent: Respected Geographer of Japan 469
61. 42. Grace James (1882-1965) and Mrs T.H. (Kate) James (1845-1928): Writers of Children’s Stories 472
62. PART IV: POLITICIANS AND OFFICIALS
63. JAPANESE
64. 43. Katō Hiroharu (1870–1939) and Japan’s Last Foreign-built Cruiser 481
65. 44. Fukuda Takeo (1905-1995): Japanese Prime Minister who Spent Three Years in London 492
66. 45. Shirasu Jirō (1902–1985): A Complicated and Enigmatic Personality 502
67. BRITISH OFFICERS
68. 46. Sir Henry Keppel (1809–1904): ‘Probably the Most Universally Popular Naval Commander Ever Sent by England to the East’ 513
69. 47. Major C.A.L. Yate VC (1872-1914): A Gallant British Officer and Admirer of Japan 524
70. BRITISH JUDGES AND A DIPLOMAT
71. 48. Sir Nicholas John Hannen (1842-1900): Judge of the British Court for Japan 531
72. 49. Robert Anderson Mowat (1843–1925): Judge of the British Court for Japan, 1891–1897 544
73. 50. Sir Francis Bertie (1844–1919): Key Figure in Framing the Anglo-Japanese Alliance 555
74. BRITISH POLITICAL FIGURES
75. 51. Lord Granville (1815–1891): A Pragmatist at the Foreign Office 571
76. 52. Arthur Balfour (1848–1930): A Skilled Politician Managing the Emergence of Japan as a Great Power 584
77. 53. Sir John Simon (1873–1959) and ‘This Manchurian Briar Patch’ 595
78. 54. Lord Halifax (1881–1959): A Reassessment of British Far Eastern Policy, 1938–1941 609
79. 55. Sir Anthony Eden (1897–1977): Managing the Challenge of Anglo-Japanese Relations, 1936–1955 620
80. 56. Ernest Bevin (1881-1951) and British Policies towards Occupied Japan, 1945–1952 631
81. 57. Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013): Pragmatist Who Radically Improved Britain’s Image in Japan and Successfully Promoted Japanese Manufacturing Investment in Britain 644
82. Index 661