ABSTRACT
Below are some of the questions raised by students in my class over the years, followed by my answers. Some questions were quite difficult to answer and compelled me to do additional research. I am not entirely confident whether all my answers can stand the scrutiny of the latest academic research. I list them nonetheless because questions raised by foreign students often throw new light on old questions that are too familiar to the Japanese. Many are on the Edo and Meiji period, partly because my students actually asked many questions about these early periods, and partly because of my uneven recording. It should also be noted that many of the class discussions have already been incorporated in the main text of this edition.
