"History of Japan"
Tokyo, Muy 20 New interpretations were given to roles played by the Japanese nation fu world history in an English edition of "History of Japan" by Professor Kenzo Akiyama. of the Kokugakuin University in Tokyo, which hag been published by the Society for International, Cultural Relations.
Mr. Tashiro Shimanouehi. Nisei reveareher and former newspaper man, now in the United States, was responsible for the transtatio The book contains a series of lectures which Professor Akiyamo gave to foreign residents in Tokyo during the period from May 1039 10 Maret 1940, German, Italian French, Russian Spanish translations of the book planned by: the Society-—Domel, Tokyo Scouts Reports Tokyo, May 21, Authoritative Japanese sources here yesterday scouted Moscow and Now York repens that Japanese circles had. proposed that the United States mediate in the Sino-Japanese war.
was unthinkable, they satd, that Japan would make such proposals to the United States in view of the past altitude of America toward Japan, Such proposals, they said, would contradict the recent statements of Mr, Kumatara Honda, Japanese Ambassador to Nanking rejecting Third Power mediation, Observers here, therefore, believed the reports, which were widely heralded in: Washington, were entires ly, speculative.
The United Press learned from re-Viable reports that rumours. that Japanese-American negotiations had Started last week in Tokyo were une true—United Press.
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