"The Japanese Monarchy, 1931-1991," which created a sensation when first published in Japanese, clarifies US policies toward Japan's symbol emperor system before, during and after World War II. As American ambassador to Japan from 1932 to 1945, Joseph Clark Grew had contacts with groups close to the emperor as well as leading "moderates." Returning to the US after the outbreak of the war, he made many speeches, first condemning Japanese aggression, but later changing his theme from war to peace, even to suggesting that the emperor would be a key asset in stabilising Japanese society after the...
"The Japanese Monarchy, 1931-1991," which created a sensation when first published in Japanese, clarifies US policies toward Japan's symbol emperor sy...
"The Japanese Monarchy, 1931-1991," which created a sensation when first published in Japanese, clarifies US policies toward Japan's symbol emperor system before, during and after World War II. As American ambassador to Japan from 1932 to 1945, Joseph Clark Grew had contacts with groups close to the emperor as well as leading "moderates." Returning to the US after the outbreak of the war, he made many speeches, first condemning Japanese aggression, but later changing his theme from war to peace, even to suggesting that the emperor would be a key asset in stabilising Japanese society after the...
"The Japanese Monarchy, 1931-1991," which created a sensation when first published in Japanese, clarifies US policies toward Japan's symbol emperor sy...