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![The Entrepreneur Who Built Modern Japan](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Shibusawa-thumb-870x1273-3022.jpg)
The Entrepreneur Who Built Modern Japan
In this penetrating biography of Shibusawa Eiichi (1840–1931), one of Japan's foremost...
![Gotō Shinpei, Statesman of Vision](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Goto%20Shinpei.jpg)
Gotō Shinpei, Statesman of Vision
The Meiji era (1868–1912) produced numerous geniuses in Japan and one who certainly earns his name...
![If There Were No Japan](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/If_There_Were_No%20Japan-thumb-290x407-2585.png)
If There Were No Japan
An award-winning writer and translator who has immersed himself in Japanese culture for half a...
![Komura Jutaro and His Time](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Komura%20Jutaro%20and%20His%20Time.jpg)
Komura Jutaro and His Time
After the Meiji Restoration, the Sino-Japanese War, and the Russo-Japanese War, Japan found itself...
![The Legacy of Kano Jigoro](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/The%20Legacy%20of%20Kano%20Jigoro%20%2811.21%29.jpg)
The Legacy of Kano Jigoro
The founder of judo, Kanō Jigorō, is a highly revered figure amongst those who pursue the sport....
![Mutsu Munemitsu and His Time](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Mutsu%20Munemitsu%20and%20His%20Time-thumb-1795x2741-3426.jpg)
Mutsu Munemitsu and His Time
Toward the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, Mutsu Munemitsu was ousted from his home Kishu-han as a...
![Providence Was with Us](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Providence%20Was%20with%20Us.jpg)
Providence Was with Us
Starting in 1984 and continuing until his untimely passing in 2019, Dr. Nakamura Tetsu carried out...
![Reflections on Tsuda Umeko](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Tsuda%20Umeko.jpg)
Reflections on Tsuda Umeko
Japan’s five-thousand yen banknote will have a new face as of 2024, and that face is Tsuda Umeko...
![Self-Respect and Independence of Mind](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Yukichi-thumb-937x1268-3039.jpg)
Self-Respect and Independence of Mind
It is said that Japan is currently experiencing its third opening to the outside world. However, in...
![Shidehara Kijuro and His Time](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Shidehara%20Kijuro%20and%20His%20Time.jpg)
Shidehara Kijuro and His Time
The Constitution of Japan is often described as a pacifist constitution for its Article 9...
![Shigemitsu and Togo and Their Time](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Shigemitsu%20and%20Togo%20and%20Their%20Time%20by%20Okazaki%20Hisahiko.jpg)
Shigemitsu and Togo and Their Time
The Kwangtung Army’s invasion of Manchuria in 1931 was a clear demonstration of the military’s...
![Sugihara Chiune](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Sugihara%20Chiune.jpg)
Sugihara Chiune
Sugihara Chiune was a diplomat who saved more than several thousand lives from the Nazis and...