A History of Japan

Japanese: 《A History of Japan》(英語表記)AHistoryofJapan
A History of Japan

…Before the Pacific War, he was on friendly terms with Shigeru Yoshida, who foresaw the war and the post-war period. After Japan's surrender, he came to Japan as the British representative to the Far Eastern Commission, but in his later years he devoted himself to writing The Western World and Japan (1950) and the three-volume A History of Japan. His lectures at the University of Tokyo, Japan in World History, were published by G. Allen & Unwin (1952) and as an English textbook by Kenkyusha. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "A History of Japan" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…太平洋戦争前,戦争と敗戦後を見通した吉田茂と気脈を通じた間がらでもあった。日本降伏後は極東委員会のイギリス代表として来日したが,晩年は〈《西欧世界と日本》〉The Western World and Japan(1950)や3巻本の〈《日本史》〉A History of Japanの執筆に力を傾けた。東京大学における講演〈《世界史における日本》〉Japan in World HistoryはG.Allen & Unwin版(1952)のほか研究社から英語教科書版として出版された。…

※「《A History of Japan》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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