This book was the main source for Satow's memoir 'A Diplomat in Japan' (London, 1921) but differs in various significant ways. It includes Satow's time in Shanghai and Peking (1862) and those parts of the Japan diary which were omitted from the memoir. This is the first time this book is available in a cheap paperback edition, intended for students and the general public. It is still available as a premium hardcover. The best price for the hardcover (with a substantial discount) is available from the publisher in Tokyo who speaks fluent English and is keen to clear his remaining stock. Email him at "edsynapse@nifty.com" to inquire about his price. 00:00 Intro 01:35 Reading of diary for Sept-Dec 1862 52:03 Outro
This book was the main source for Satow's memoir 'A Diplomat in Japan' (London, 1921) but differs in various significant ways. It includes Satow's time in Shanghai and Peking (1862) and those parts of the Japan diary which were omitted from the memoir.
This is the first time this book is available in a cheap paperback edition, intended for students and the general public. It is still available as a premium hardcover. The best price for the hardcover (with a substantial discount) is available from the publisher in Tokyo who speaks fluent English and is keen to clear his remaining stock. Email him at "edsynapse@nifty.com" to inquire about his price.
00:00 Intro
01:35 Reading of diary for Sept-Dec 1862
52:03 Outro