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In 1848 the adventurous son of a Hudson's Bay Company trader tempted fate by smuggling himself into Japan disguised as a shipwrecked sailor. He was the first Canadian to set foot on the closed and exotic land of the shoguns. The intriguing cast of characters that followed-missionaries and educators, businessman and diplomats, activists and misfits-all experienced a rapidly changing Japan as it transformed from feudal state to modern society.
While many studies have examined the assimilation of Asian immigrants into North American society, this book explores a fascinating range of Canadian experiences in the Land of the Rising Sun. From the last days of the shoguns through its rise as a dominant industrial state and military power, Finding Japan provides glimpses into a time when distinctive exposures to a complex society helped forge Canada's positive relationship with what has become the world's third largest economy.
Introduction 5
Part 1 Arriving (1848-1900) 9
Inspired Madness 11
Those Seductive Treaty Ports 30
Missions and Mountains 42
No Geisha 61
Highway to the East 77
Part 2 Growing (1900-30) 95
Myths and Markets 96
King's Japan 113
Flaming Passion 130
The Great Quake and Commerce 141
Sir Herbert and the Legation 154
Part 3 Struggling (1930-50) 173
The Dark Valley 174
War and Reconciliation 190
Norman Sensei 208
Sources and Further Reading 224
Index 234
Acknowledgments 238
Overview
In 1848 the adventurous son of a Hudson's Bay Company trader tempted fate by smuggling himself into Japan disguised as a shipwrecked sailor. He was the first Canadian to set foot on the closed and exotic land of the shoguns. The intriguing cast of characters that followed-missionaries and educators, businessman and diplomats, activists and misfits-all experienced a rapidly changing Japan as it transformed from feudal state to modern society.
While many studies have examined the ...