Stan. S. Katz

Author of The Emperor and the Spy

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This Blog and website are a time-capsule honoring the memory of Colonel Sidney Mashbir (1891-1983) and his Japanese allies who strove to maintain good relations between the U.S. and Japan. One of Colonel Mashbir’s most influential Japanese allies was Prince Iyesato Tokugawa (1863-1940). Their alliance is one of the engaging themes in the historical novel The Emperor and the Spy. Many readers of the novel wanted to know more about these great men and the period they lived, leading to an illustrated biography The Art of Peace. According to Colonel Mashbir, Prince Tokugawa was the true hidden power behind the Imperial Throne and that he was so politically influential, it was only after his death in 1940, that Japan was pressured into joining the Axis Powers in WWII. Continue Reading...

As President of the Japanese Red Cross Society, Prince Tokugawa took a leading role in the creation of Safe Zones that ultimately 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.

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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...