Product Description This collection of essays is intended as a bridge between two countries separated by physical distance and linguistic barriers. The essays explore the growth of social, diplomatic, economic, political, and religious ties between Canada and Japan from the turn of the century to the present,with each topic addressed by at least two articles, one from each of the countries. Review "This diverse collection of articles provides important insights into the evolution of the multifaceted relations between Japan and Canada this century." - Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism`This is a historically and thematically wide study, which ranges from surveying the nineteenth century Canadian missionary experience in Japan to exploring the state of Japanese studies in Canada in the 1990s ... a multi-layered perspective on the Japanese experience of both America and Canada over the last hundred years.' Japan Forum About the Author John Schultz, Professor of Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University. Kimitada Miwa, Professor of International History and Director of the Institute of American and Canadian Studies, Sophia University.