Written by a team of Japanese and German scholars, this book presents an interpretation of Japanese/German history and international diplomacy. It provides a greater understanding of key aspects of the countries' bilateral relations from the end of the Sino-Japanese War in 1895 to the parallel defeat of Germany and Japan in 1945.New research is explored on the military as well as ideological interconnections between Japan and Germany in the closing years of the nineteenth century, the First Wor ...