Project Gutenberg 2020-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 208 Inagaki, Manjiro 1861 1908 稲垣満次郎 Japan and the Pacific, and a Japanese View of the Eastern Question E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing, MFR, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Japan and the Pacific, and a Japanese View of the Eastern Question" by Manjiro Inagaki is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book examines Japan’s strategic importance in the Pacific and its political relations with Western powers, notably England and Russia, during a time of global imperial expansion. Inagaki aims to provide insights from a Japanese perspective, emphasizing Japan's potential role in the regional dynamics influenced by these great powers. The opening of the work begins with Inagaki's preface, where he expresses his intention to address vital issues concerning Japan’s position in the Pacific and its historical interactions with England and Russia. He recognizes the growing rivalry in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and discusses how these tensions inevitably influence the Pacific region. Inagaki outlines the historical backdrop of Russian and British foreign policies in Asia, detailing significant events such as the Persian and Chinese wars and how they shape the current geopolitical landscape. He lays a foundation for further exploration of Japan's resources and potential alliances, illustrating Japan's emerging significance in global affairs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Europe -- History -- 1871-1918 Eastern question (Balkan) Japan -- Politics and government D Text Category: History - Other Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 405959 2025-07-24T09:17:38.955005 text/html 380436 2024-10-17T15:39:54 text/html 997839 2025-07-24T09:17:47.023970 application/epub+zip 999504 2025-07-24T09:17:40.902066 application/epub+zip 207369 2025-07-24T09:17:40.062042 application/epub+zip 1114849 2025-07-24T09:17:51.363949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1093632 2025-07-24T09:17:46.152003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303278 2022-09-27T15:45:25.378576 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334155 2025-07-24T09:17:37.924026 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 314068 2024-10-17T15:39:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17084 2025-07-24T09:17:51.512949 application/rdf+xml 16381 2025-07-24T09:17:40.171003 image/jpeg 2275 2025-07-24T09:17:40.116985 image/jpeg 974446 2025-07-24T09:17:39.010043 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia