Cold War (The)
- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
- Ernest Bevin (1881-1951) and British Policies towards Occupied Japan, 1945-1952
- Anglo-Japanese Relations Since the War: The Framework
- James Kirkup (1918-2009)
- Norman Macrae (1921-2010): Pioneering Journalist of The Economist on Japanese Affairs
- Rt. Hon. Malcom MacDonald (1901-81) and Japan
- Sir Robert Heatlie Scott (1905-82) and Japan
- Wolf Mendl (1926-1999): Leading Scholar in the Field of International Relations
Author: James, Jason
The composer Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) was only in Japan for twelve days, in 1956, but his exposure to Japanese culture had a powerful impact on his music, resulting in his opera Curlew River.
Author: Buckley, Roger
This essay details Ernest Bevin's (1881-1951) role in Britain's post war attitudes and policies towards occupied Japan at the start of the Cold War, as Britain strived to remain a global power and public oppinion of Japan remained poor.
Author: Cortazzi, Hugh
This chapter puts the individual accounts included within Japan Experiences into the context of Anglo-Japanese post-war relations.
Author: Burleigh, David
This essay considers James Kirkup's (1918-2009) poetical encounter with Japan, in particular his fifty-year engagement with haiku.
Author: Emmott, Bill, and Adrian Woolridge
The essay details the respect and attention Norman Macrae (1921-2010) was given by Japanese economists and politicians for his remarkable insights into the Japanese economy as deputy editor of the Economist, even though he spoke no Japanese and had never lived in Japan.
Author: Weste, John
Malcolm MacDonald (1901-81) presided over an era of Anglo-Japanese relations during which he was forced to consider Japan's position post Second World War and its impact upon the British Empire. This essay acknowledges his relative ambivelance towards Japan, but also his key role in diplomacy with the country.
Author: Lowe, Peter
Robert Scott’s (1905-82) career goes some way to illustrate Japan’s impact on the world in the 20th Century, particularly with regard to British and American foreign policy in South East Asia following the Second World War.
Author: Nish, Ian
Dr. Wolf Mendl (1926-1999) was one of a small number of British academics focussed upon the history of regional conflict in East Asia, with a particular interest in China-Japan relations during the Cold War. This portrait looks at the impact of his time in Japan on his personal life and scholarly career.