ABSTRACT
In a post like Tokyo, where towards the end of our time the police discouraged Japanese from associating with diplomats-presumably for fear that the beau ideal of a Co-prosperity Sphere might be tarnished by such contacts-members of the Diplomatic Corps were dependent in a special degree on each other's society. One could write a separate book about diplomatic intercourse in Tokyo and our many delightful contacts with friendly colleagues. But this book is intended to be a study of the Japanese and their policies and it is impossible to do justice within its compass to the happy times which we spent with our friends of the Corps. We carry away very many pleasant memories.
