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INTRODUCTION TO THE ART OF PEACE

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Recent Posts

  • Establishing the “Prince Tokugawa US Japan Foundation” – promoting peace, democracy, and a love of music.
  • 1948 – Walt Disney and his corporate pilot Marine Colonel Kelvin Bailey (retired) promote the Marine Corps League Toys for Tots gift campaign.
  • Colonel Sidney Mashbir’s good friend Colonel Robert F. Warren has just had his autobiography “Only In My America” published highlighting his distinguished military aviation career.
  • As President of the Red Cross Society of Japan, Prince Tokugawa, supported by Jesuit Priest Jacquinot, helped save the lives of hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians and tens of thousands of European Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust. Tokugawa’s recently published biography highlights these international heroes.
  • THE ART OF DIPLOMACY: Exciting News – The inspiring life and accomplishments of Prince Tokugawa have finally come to light!

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1915 – Former Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft secretly attended a diplomatic banquet sponsored by the Japan Society of New York, honoring the visit of Baron Shibusawa Eiichi. Their goal to strengthen the future US Japan alliance for World War One.

February 11, 2020 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo above: William Howard Taft (next to the gentleman whose image reveals only half of his face)

Photo below: Theodore Roosevelt (centered beneath the chandelier)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Filed Under: Tokugawa Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: 1915 New York City History, 1915 U.S. Japan relations, A. A. Coffin, A. I. Elkus, A. N. Brady, Abram I. Elkus, Admiral Baron Gombyoye Yamamoto, Alexander Tison, Archer M. Huntington, August Belmont, Baron Eiichi Shibusawa, Baron Hachiroyemon Mitsui, Baron Kogoro Takahira, Baron Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa Eiichi, Baron Yasuya Uchida, Baron Yasuya Uchida Japanese Ambassador, Baron Yasuya Uchida Japanese Ambassador to the U.S., Colonel Robert M. Thompson, Consul-General K. Midzuno, Cornelius N. Bliss, Dr. John H. Finley, Dr. Jōkichi Takamine, E. S. A. De Lima, Eiichi Shibusawa, Emerson McMillin, Emil L. Boas, Emil L. Boss, Eugene C. Worden, F. W. Cheney, Felix M. Warburg, Frank D. Waterman, General Baron T. Kuroki, General Stewart L. Woodford, George Westinghouse, Gombyoye Yamamoto, Hachiroyemon Mitsui, Hamilton Holt, Henry Clews, History of the Japan Society, History of the Japan Society of Manhattan, History of the Japan Society of New York City, Honorary President of Japan Society Baron Yasuya Uchida, Howard Mansfield, Imperial Highness Prince Kuni, Isaac L. Rice, Isaac N. Seligman, Isaac Newton Seligman, J. Inouye, Jacob H. Schiff, Japan Society, Japan Society 1910, Japan Society of Manhattan, Japan Society of New York City Archives, John H. Finley, Jokichi Takamine, K. Fukui, K. Fukui Mitsui & Co., K. J. Imanishi, K. Midzuno, Kogoro Takahira, Konosuke Seko, Lindsay Russell, Melville E. Stone, Mortimer L. Schiff, Otto H. Kahn, President Theodore Roosevelt, President William Howard Taft, Prince Kuni, R. Arai, R. Ichinomiya, R. J. Gross, Robert C. Morris, Robert C. Morris U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Roosevelt and Japan, Rufus George Shirley, Samuel T. Dutton, Samuel T. Peters, Seth Low, Sherry's Restaurant, Shibusawa Eiichi, Stan S. Katz, Stan S. Katz blog, Stewart L. Woodford, T. Kuroki, Taft and Japan, The art of diplomacy, The Art of Peace, The Art of Peace biography, The Japan Society of New York City, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas H. Hubbard, U.S. Japan relations, Viscount S. Aoki, W. A. Perry, W. P. Worth, Walter H. Page, William H. Stayton, William Howard Taft, William Skinner, Yasuya Uchida, Yeijiro Ono

Former Presidents Theodore Roosevelt & William Howard Taft secretly attend a 1915 diplomatic banquet in N.Y.C. honoring the visit of Baron Shibusawa. Their goal to establish a strong US Japan alliance for World War One. This photo was only recently discovered.

February 6, 2020 by Stan S. Katz 6 Comments

This is the only known photo of a significant 1915 U.S. Japan diplomatic event. The description on the lower left corner states:

Dinner to Baron Shibusawa. East & West Meeting, Sherry’s [restaurant] New York City, December 3, 1915.  (Actual photo size: 20 by 12 inches.)

The above original photo is age-darkened and torn, and is also missing a corner and a segment of the left edge. These imperfections have been corrected during the restoration process as shown in the photos below:

 

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Saturday Evening Post magazine in 1948 presented a three part weekly series on Colonel Mashbir titled, ”I Was An American Spy.” This probably inspired Mashbir to write his autobiography titled: I Was an American Spy, which was published in 1953.

January 16, 2020 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

Two and one half years after the end of WWII, Colonel Mashbir felt the time was finally right to share some of the details of his many adventures in espionage

The below Saturday Evening Post magazines from March 27th, 1948, April 3rd, 1948, and April 10th, 1948 present a three part series about Colonel Mashbir, which has the same title as as Mashbir’s upcoming 1953 autobiography titled; I Was an American Spy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Prince Tokugawa encouraged Emperor Hirohito’s younger brother Prince Takamatsu and Princess Takamatsu to take a fourteen month Goodwill World Tour during 1930-1931. In Washington, D.C., they were personally escorted by President Herbert Hoover down Pennsylvania Avenue, as part of their special reception.

January 14, 2020 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These rare antique photos present a long forgotten 1931 diplomatic event where Prince and Princess Takamatsu as a gesture of international goodwill visited the US Capital and were personally escorted down Pennsylvania Avenue. by President Herbert Hoover, as thousands of onlookers gathered to honor their visit. Surprisingly, it has proved difficult to find news coverage about the above diplomatic procession. Continue Reading...

Filed Under: Tokugawa Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: 1931 U.S. Japan relations, Ambassador Grew, Ambassador Katsuji Debuchi, Baron Eiichi Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa Eiichi, Colonel Mashbir, Colonel Mashbir Archives, Colonel Sidney Mashbir, Diplomacy, Diplomacy of Peace, Eiichi Shibusawa, Herbert Hoover, Historical biography, International Friendship, International Relations, Iyemasa Tokugawa, Japan China relations, Japan History, Japan U.S. Relations, Japanese Ambassador Debuchi, Japanese Royal Family, Katsuji Debuchi, President Herbert Hoover, President Hoover, Prince and Princess Takamatsu's World Tour, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, Prince Takamatsu, Prince Tokugawa, Prince Tokugawa Archives, Prince Tokugawa Iesato, Princess Takamatsu, Shibusawa Eiichi, Stan S. Katz, Stan S. Katz blog, The Art of Di, The art of diplomacy, The Art of Diplomacy biography, The Art of Peace, The Art of Peace biography, The Emperor and the Spy, TheEmperorAndTheSpy.com, Tokugawa biography, U.S. Japan relations, U.S.-Japan History, US Japan relations, World War Two

Prince Tokugawa’s Spirit of International Goodwill lives on thru the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan. During the late 1930s, Prince Tokugawa and Kanō Jigorō, the educator and martial artist who founded the sport of Judo, promoted the 1940 Olympics come to Japan.

January 13, 2020 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prince Tokugawa and his allies vigorously advocated that the 1940 Olympics take place in Japan, hoping it would encourage peaceful international relations. Regrettably, that event was canceled due to the expanding conflict in Europe leading to WWII. Since then, the event was been staged in Japan several times, and Tokugawa would be delighted to know that 80 years after his passing, the Olympics is once again coming to his nation, to be shared with the world. Continue Reading...

Filed Under: Tokugawa Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: 1940 Olympics, 2020 Olympics, Count Michimasa Soyejima, Dr. Taku Iwahara, Historical biography, History of Baseba, History of Baseball in Japan, History of Japan, History of Judo, History of the Olympics, Japanese History, Japanese Olympic Committee, Jigorō Kanō, Judo, Kanō Jigorō, Mayor of Tokyo Torataro Ushizuka, Olympic Games in Japan, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, Prince Tokugawa, Prince Tokugawa Iesato, Prince Tokugawa Iesato Archives, Stan S. Katz, Summer Olympic Games in Japan, Tetsudo Hotel in Tokyo, The Art of Peace, The Art of Peace biography, TheEmperorAndTheSpy.com, Torataro Ushizuka, U.S. Japan relations, US Japan relations

In Support of Democracy during World War One, Prince Tokugawa and Baron Shibusawa guided Japan to aid the U.S., Britain, and France, as well as her other Allies – Theodore Roosevelt praises Japan for her important role in winning that war.

December 28, 2019 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When war first erupted in Europe in 1914, there was uncertainty as to whether or not, or to what degree, Japan would support Great Britain and Britain’s other allies in their struggle with Germany, a conflict that seemed far away from Japan’s shores. Prince Tokugawa and Baron Shibusawa along with their Japanese supporters had spent the prior decade promoting peace. But when war erupted, out of respect international justice, they guided Japan to play a significant role in aiding the Allies – Despite Japan’s important contributions to the winning that conflict, relatively little is remembered today. Japan strongly assisted militarily and aided the Allies’ sick and wounded. Continue Reading...

Filed Under: Tokugawa Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: Ambassador Gerard, Baron Eiichi Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa, Count Terauchi, Eiichi Shibusawa, France Japan, France Japan relations, International Friendship, International Relations, Japan Belgian Relief Society, Japan France relations, Japan History, Japan in World War One, Japan Serbian Relief Society, Japan to her Allies, Japan U.S. Relations, Japanese Red Cross, President Taft, President Theodore Roosevelt, President William Howard Taft, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, Prince Tokugawa Iesato, Secretary of State Lansing, Secretary of State Root, Shibusawa Eiichi, Stan S. Katz, The Art of Peace, The Art of Peace biography, The Japanese Association for Aiding the Sick and Wounded Soldiers and Others Suffering from the War with Allied Countries, TheEmperorAndTheSpy.com, Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. Japan relations, U.S.-Japan History, United States Japan relations, WHAT THE JAPANESE HAVE STOOD FOR IN WORLD WAR, William Howard Taft, World War One, Zimmerman Letter

Friendship & Alliance between Presidents Theodore Roosevelt & William Howard Taft with the Japanese leaders Baron Shibusawa & Prince Tokugawa and a Tour of the Japanese Friendship Garden San Diego

December 9, 2019 by Stan S. Katz 1 Comment

The Spirit of International Goodwill 

 

 

 

 

President Roosevelt – Prince Tokugawa – Baron Shibusawa – President Taft

During the first decades of the 1900s, these four accomplished statesmen allied together to promote amity between their nations.

This relief sculpture has been accented with metallic paint to look like a bronze – If the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park, San Diego welcomes this gift, it will be cast in bronze and be presented as a token of goodwill from the San Diego World Affairs Council (a chapter of the World Affairs Councils of America) and perhaps also from the San Diego Diplomacy Council & the East West Center – Fine organizations that support international cooperation for a more peaceful and democratic world. Continue Reading...

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President Theodore Roosevelt and Prince Iyesato Tokugawa worked together to improve U.S. Japan relations and combat anti-Asian Racism in America.

November 1, 2019 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

The early 1900s were at times challenging in terms of U.S. Japan engagement:

This October 23rd, 1907 Puck magazine cover shows President Theodore Roosevelt defending the nation of Japan from attack. Roosevelt is wearing a military uniform with the Japanese Imperial seal on his hat. He holds a rifle and confronts two rolled-up U.S. newspapers labeled the ‘Sun‘ and ‘World‘ who are also holding rifles and confronting Roosevelt – The background shows the flag of the Japanese Imperial Army.

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Filed Under: Tokugawa Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln, Aisuke Kabayama, America-Japan Society, Anti-Asian Racism, Diplomacy of Peace, Historical biography, History of Racism, Honoring Abraham Lincoln, Horizon Productions, Imperial Hotel, Japan U.S. Relations, Lincoln Essay Contest, Lincoln Essay Contests, President Lincoln, President Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, Prince Tokugawa Iesato, Prince Tokugawa Iesato Archives, Puck Magazine, Stan S. Katz, Stan S. Katz blog, The Art of Peace, The Art of Peace biography, TheEmperorAndTheSpy.com, Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. Japan relations, US Japa, US Japan relations, William Howard Taft, Yellow Peril

As President of the Japanese Red Cross, Prince Tokugawa took a leading role in the creation of Safe Zones that helped save the lives of tens of thousands of Jewish European refugees fleeing the Holocaust and over one-half million Chinese civilians during the years leading up to, and during, World War Two.

October 30, 2019 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prince Iyesato Tokugawa (1863-1940 – aka Prince Tokugawa Iesato) devoted his life to promoting international goodwill. Regrettably, he saw the clouds of war growing in Europe, as well as the militants in his own country pushing Japan towards conflict with China. He resisted these aggressions, but in the meanwhile, he wished to protect as many innocent lives as he could. As president of the Japanese Red Cross Society, Prince Tokugawa presided over the 1934 International Red Cross Conference in Tokyo (aka XVth International Conference of the Red Cross), where he urged the delegates to “Serve for Humanity.” It was at this gathering, where there was the first known example in history for the international creation of demilitarized Safe Zones, where civilians could find shelter, as outside warring armies fought one another. Continue Reading...

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INDEX from THE ART OF PEACE

October 15, 2019 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Art of Peace presents the inspiring life and accomplishments of Prince Iyesato Tokugawa (aka Prince Tokugawa Iesato –  1863-1940), an amazing international statesmen and humanitarian. The biography is available in two versions: the more streamlined General reader edition and the ‘Expanded’ edition, which includes additional historical notes and an Index…This Index is presented further below to assist historians/educators/students doing research about this intriguing period of history, and for those pursuing genealogical research about their family members who were socially or politically active during that period. Continue Reading...

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