Japanese Envoys in Britain, 1862-1964

Preliminary Material /Ian Nish -- 1. The Japanese Embassy in London and its Buildings /Shōzō Kadota -- 2. Japanese Envoys in Britain, 1862-72 /Sir Hugh Cortazzi -- 3. TERASHIMA MUNENORI (1832-93). Master of Early Meiji Diplomacy London, 1872-73 /Andrew Cobbing -- 4. UENO KAGENORI (1845-1888). A Most Influental Diplomat London, 1874-9 /Andrew Cobbing -- 5. MORI ARINORI (1847-89). From Diplomat to Statesman London, 1880-84 /Andrew Cobbing -- 6. KAWASE MASATAKA (1840-1919). The Longest-serving Envoy London, 1884-93 /Ayako Hotta-Lister -- 7. AOKI SHŪZŌ (1844-1914). Brief Encounter /Ian Nish -- 8. KATŌ TAKAAKI (1860-1926). A Remarkable Diplomat and Statesman London, Minister 1895-1900; Ambassador 1908-12 /Ian Nish -- 9. HAYASHI TADASU, (1850-1913). Working for the Alliance London, 1900-06 /Ian Nish -- 10. INTERLUDE: Life in the Legation/Embassy, 1884-1913 /Ayako Hotta-Lister -- 11. KOMURA JUTARŌ (1855-1911). Great Statesman; Struggling Diplomat London, 1906-08 /Ian Nish -- 12. INOUYE KATSUNOSUKE (1861-1929). A Highly-respected Envoy London, 1913-16 /Ian Nish -- 13. CHINDA SUTEMI (1857-1929). Ambassador in Peace and War London, 1916-20 /Ian Nish -- 14. HAYASHI GONSUKE (1860-1939). Leading the Way to the Washington Conference London , 1920-25 /Harumi Gotō-Shibata -- 15. MATSUI KEISHIRŌ (1868-1946). An Efficient Public Servant London, 1925-28 /Tadashi Kuramatsu -- 16. MATSUDAIRA TSUNEO (1877-1949). Diplomat and Courtier London, 1929-35 /Ian Nish -- 17. YOSHIDA SHIGERU (1878-1967). Difficult Years for Anglojapanese Relations London, 1936-38 /Ian Nish -- 18. SHIGEMITSU MAMORU (1887-1957). Critical Times in a Long, Ambivalent Career London, 1938-41 /Antony Best -- 19. INTERLUDE: Snapshots of the London Embassy in the 1930s /Yuki Yoshida -- 20. INTERLUDE: A Diplomat's Daughter in the 1930s /Ayako Ishizaka -- 21. ASAKAI KŌICHIRŌ (1906-1995). High-ranking Envoy Reconnects with Britain London, 1951-54 /Tomoki Kuniyoshi -- 22. MATSUMOTO SHUNICHI (1897-1988). First Post-war Ambassador London, 1952-55 /Ian Nish -- 23. NISHI HARUHIKO (1893-1986). Conscientious and Patriotic Bureaucrat London, 1955-57 /Ian Nish -- 24. OHNO KATSUMI (1905-2006 ). A Mission to Renew Anglo-Japanese Relations London, 1958-64 /Eiji Seki -- Appendex I: List of Ministers/Ambassadors with Dates /Ian Nish -- Appendix II: A Concise History of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs /Ian Nish -- Index /Ian Nish.