William Eliot Griffis resists temptation in feudal 1871 Japan
William Eliot Griffis resists temptation in feudal 1871 Japan Today 06:17 am JST Today | 06:17 am JST TOKYO In 1871, Japan was still being introduced to the United States as a country with an actual civilization. “The population of Japan,” wrote a Missouri Republican journalist in September 1871, “has been variously estimated from twenty-five to forty million. Hitherto we have had no reliable statistics upon which to base an opinion.” Also, according to scholar Edwar...
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