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    Bridges: Anglo-Japanese Cultural Pioneers 1945-2015

    By Jeremy Hoare

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    Bridges: Anglo-Japanese Cultural Pioneers 1945-2015 cover interviews with ten prominent people in the field of Anglo-Japanese exchange, showing the rich culturaldiversity and interaction between professional people in the UK, Europe and Japan during the last 70 years since 1945. Coming from diverse backgrounds, diplomats, scholars, musicians, business people, journalists, gardeners, and humanitarian activists, all of whom have made an impact in the field of international understanding. These very speacial people have founded their own businesses and cultural organisations and have contributed to the social history of our era.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFast Print Publishing
    Release dateNov 17, 2016
    ISBN9781784569785
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