Japan on the Silk Road : Encounters and Perspectives of Politics and Culture in Eurasia.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (389 pages)
- Brill's Japanese Studies Library ; v.60 .
- Brill's Japanese Studies Library .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- List of Contributors (By Order of Chapter) -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Japan and the Great Game -- Chapter 2 Western and Central Asia in the Eyes of the Japanese Radical Right -- Chapter 3 Fukushima Yasumasa's Travels in Central Asia and Siberia: Silk Road Romanticism, Military Reconnaissance, or Modern Exploration? -- Chapter 4 Fukushima Yasumasa and Utsunomiya Tarō on the Edge of the Silk Road: Pan-Asian Visions and the Network of Military Intelligence from the Ottoman and Qajar Realms into Central Asia -- Chapter 5 Mongolia as a Base for Central Asia and the Silk Road -- Chapter 6 Abdurreshid Ibrahim and Japanese Approaches to Central Asia -- Chapter 7 Exploring Asia, Reforming Japan: Ōtani Kōzui and Itō Chūta -- Chapter 8 Ōtani Kozui and His Vision of Asia: From Villa Nirakusō to "The Rise of Asia" Project -- Chapter 9 The Effects of the Russo-Japanese War on Turkic Nations: Japan and Japanese in Folk Songs, Elegies, and Poems -- Chapter 10 Some Notes on the Japanese Records and Information on the "Turks" -- Chapter 11 Tracing Origins Along the Silk Road: Japanese Architect Itō Chūta's Travel in the Ottoman Lands -- Chapter 12 The Beginning of Turkish Philology and Linguistics in Japan -- Chapter 13 Appendix to the "The Beginning of Turkish Philology and Linguistics in Japan" -- Chapter 14 F. Beato Beyond Empires: Flaneur, Photo Reporter, Merchant -- Chapter 15 Translation Practices on the Silk Road and Akutagawa Ryūnosuke's "Toshishun" -- Chapter 16 Transforming an Ancient Myth into a Popular Medieval Tale Adding Motifs into the Story The Heavenly Young Prince Expands the Narrative -- Index.
Japan on the Silk Road provides the historical background indispensable for understanding today's Japan perspectives and policies in the vast area of Eurasia. For the first time it brings a detailed account of the history of Japanese activities along the Eurasian landmass across the Middle East and Central Asia in modern history.