The Growing Power of Japan, 1967-1972: Analysis and Assessments from John Pilcher and the Bitish Embassy, Tokyo: Analysis and Assessments from John Pilcher and the British Embassy, Tokyo
by: Hugh Cortazzi (Author)
Publisher:Renaissance Books
Publication Date: 30 Jan. 2015
Language:English
Print Length:468 pages
ISBN-10:1898823146
ISBN-13:9781898823148
Book Description
John Pilcher s appointment as HM Ambassador to Japan in the autumn of 1967, three years after the widely acclaimed Tokyo Olympics, was both judicious and enlightened. His role was to be that of a bridge-builder between Japan and Britain following the early post-war years of disenchantment, distrust and detachment that had earlier marked the relationship between the two countries. In addition to his bonhomie and spontaneity he brought to his role an understanding of Japanese civilization and a critical analysis of Japanese attitudes and way of life. He had had the good fortune to spend time as a language student in Kyoto before the war. There he came to appreciate Japanese culture at its best but as a junior consular official he also came to see other less attractive aspects of Japan. In this volume Sir Hugh Cortazzi who was to follow in John Pilcher s footsteps, has compiled the defining reports to Whitehall from Pilcher s time and as such they offer a valuable record of Japan s progress at this important point in her post-war history, as well as providing unique insights into the activities, hopes and expectations of the British government in her dealings with Japan. In addition, the collection, which includes other essays and writings, provides a platform for John Pilcher, the writer, affirmed here as a distinguished scholar-diplomat, which have hitherto remained largely unknown or inaccessible to most researchers.
About the Author
Review "Cortazzi has made another valuable contribution to Japan country studies and, indeed, it is indispensable for any generalist who wants to master the guild of diplomacy...For those of any professional calling, venturing to reside and work in Japan, this book should be mandatory reading. It will challenge your mind and stereotypical perceptions. It achieves its intention to inform and educate." Mike Fogarty, Australian Outlook. July 2016
About the Author Sir Hugh Cortazzi, GCMG, was British Ambassador to Japan, 1980-1984 and Chairman of The Japan Society, London, 1985-1995. He has written extensively on Japan, his many books including Isles of Gold: Antique Maps of Japan (1983), The Japanese Achievement (1990), and his memoir Japan and Back and Places Elsewhere (1998). He has also collated and edited for The Japan Society six volumes of Britain & Japan: Biographical Portraits, as well as Japan Experiencese: Fifty Years, One Hundred Views (2001) and British Envoys in Japan, 1859-1972 ( 2004). He continues to be a regular contributor to The Japan Times and other periodicals.
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