Stan. S. Katz

Author of The Emperor and the Spy

Osher Lifelong Education Institute – UCSD Presentation. Remarkable story, the alliance between a patriotic U.S. Intelligence Agent, Colonel Sidney Mashbir, and a humanitarian Japanese International Statesman, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, who heroically delayed and attempted to prevent WWII in the Pacific.

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Osher Lifelong Education Institute – University of California San Diego

January 8th, 2020 the author of historical novel The Emperor and the Spy & the biography The Art of Peace gave a presentation on significant unknown events linked to U.S. Japan relations during the first half of the twentieth century. Highlighted is the fascinating career of the the intelligence agent, Colonel Mashbir, and the outstanding diplomatic and political achievements of Prince Iyesato Tokugawa. Spotlighted is the close friendship and alliance of Colonel Mashbir and Prince Tokugawa.T

The below one hour video that was followed by a one hour non-recorded question and answer session with inquiries from the one hundred attendees.  Hope you enjoy. Continue Reading...

Tokugawa & Komatsu, Forgotten Heroes / Until his untimely passing, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa held back WWII in the Pacific – After WWII, his protégé, Takashi Komatsu, whom he had mentored, guided the US and Japan to again become friends and allies.

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                             Prince Iyesato Tokugawa (1863-1940)      Takashi Komatsu (1887-1965)

Prince Tokugawa was the Heir to the last Shogun, a dynasty that had ruled Japan for 260 years. He served as President of Japan’s Upper House of Congress, was President of the Japanese Medical Association, and held many other leadership positions, shaping international and domestic policies of Japan. Based on his humanitarian accomplishments, some US newspapers called him The Prince of Peace. It was only after his passing in 1940, that Japan was pressured by militants to enter WWII against the Allies. Continue Reading...

THE ART OF PEACE: the illustrated biography of Prince Iyesato Tokugawa – Introduction

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For centuries, the Shoguns ruled over a relatively isolated feudal society. Prince Iyesato Tokugawa aka Prince Tokugawa Iesato was to become the next shogun, but when that dynasty ended, he instead creatively guided an emerging Japan onto a modern, interconnected world stage.

 

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