Canada and Japan in the Twentieth Century

This collection of 15 essays is intended as a first: a bridge between two countries created by the distance and the language barriers that separate Canadian research on Japan from Japanese scholarship on Canada. These articles explore the growth of social, diplomatic, economic, political, and religious ties between the two countries from the turn of the century to the present. Each topic is addressed by at least two articles, one by a Canadian scholar and one by a Japanese. Providing the reader with a coherent overview, this book is a balanced insight into the various dimensions of the relationships of Canada and Japan, and its contemporary implications for the two countries. Authors include: Patricia Roy, Kazuko Tsurumi, A. Hamish Ion, Kimitada Miwa, Yuko Ohara, Eber H. Rice, Carl Vincent, Hisashi Takahashi, Gregory A. Johnson, N. Bamba and T. Okuma, Charles J. McMillan, Hideo Sato, John Saywell, John F Howes, and Kensei Yoshida.