Introduction; Part I Autobiographical; Chapter 1 Britain and Japan: A Personal View of Postwar Economic Relations; Chapter 2 British Ambassador to Japan; Chapter 3 The Lure of Japanese Culture; Part II Biographical; Chapter 4 Sir Harry Parkes, 1828-1885; Chapter 5 'The Pestilently Active Minister'; Chapter 6 The Mingei Movement and Bernard Leach; Chapter 7 Sir Rutherford Alcock, 1809-1897; Chapter 8 Royal Visits to Japan in the Meiji Period, 1868-1912; Chapter 9 John Batchelor: Missionary and Friend of the Ainu; Chapter 10 Sir Vere Redman, 1901-1975; Chapter 11 T.W.Blakiston, 1832-1891; Chapter 12 Ariyoshi Yoshiya, KBE (Hon) (1901-1982); Chapter 13 Sir John Pilcher, GCMG, 1912-1990; Chapter 14 Sir John Figgess, KBE, CMG, 1909?1997; Chapter 15 R.H. Brunton; Part III Historical; Chapter 16 Yokohama Frontier Town; Chapter 17 The First British Legation in Japan (1859-1874); Chapter 18 The Nakasendo as Seen by Victorian Travellers; Chapter 19 Hokkaido (Ezo): Some Impressions of British Visitors; Chapter 20 Some Early British Connections with Satsuma; Chapter 21 The Foreigner in Japan, Then and Now; Chapter 22 British Influence in Japan Since the End of the Occupation, 1952-1984; Chapter 23 Britain and Japan: A Personal View; Part IV Kyoto; Chapter 24 Kyoto at the Meiji Restoration and Onwards to the Present Day; Chapter 25 The Culture of Kyoto: A Foreigner's Perspective; Chapter 26 The Gardens of Kyoto; Part V Cultural Exchanges; Chapter 27 Cultural Interdependence: From Pottery to Vocabulary; Chapter 28 Britain and Japan: A Comparison Between Two Cultures; Chapter 29 The Historic Roots of Japanese Corporate Culture; Chapter 30 Japan As Seen From Abroad; Part VI Economy & Business; Chapter 31 Statement to the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors; Chapter 32 ' Bunka Masatsu ' or Cultural Friction; Chapter 33 Japanese International Industrial Strategy: Partnership or Dominance?; Part VII Foreign & Defence Policy; Chapter 34 A Former British Ambassador Speaks Out; Chapter 35 Japanese Foreign Policy: 'Nihon Gaiko ni Tsuite'; Chapter 36 Some Thoughts on the Security Issues Facing Japan Towards the End of the Twentieth Century; Bibliography Index;