Distinguished author and former Professor of Modern Japanese Studies at Oxford, Arthur Stockwin here explores his personal journey from being the son of medical/dental parents in Birmingham, England, to becoming a specialist in the politics and modern history of Japan, while at the same time reflecting on his considerable personal experiences of Japan and assessing its current and possible future condition.

Preface

Acknowledgements

1 Origins

2 Schooldays

3 A Long Wide Road

4 From One Life to Another

5 National Service: Learning Russian

6 Out with Religion, in with Politics

7 More Distant Fields

8 Meeting with Japan

9 Trying to Write a Thesis

10 Back to Australia

11 The 1970s: A Surprising Decade

12 Old Country, New Country

13 Affliction and Accomplishment

14 The Twenty-first Century

15 What Future for Japan?

16 By Way of a Conclusion

Index