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INTRODUCTION TO THE ART OF PEACE

WELCOME!

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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Establishing the “Prince Tokugawa US Japan Foundation” – promoting peace, democracy, and a love of music.

September 29, 2021 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

CREATION OF A FOUNDATION THAT ENCOURAGES PEACE, DEMOCRACY, AND A LOVE OF MUSIC.

Your suggestions are welcome. 

TheArtofDiplomacybiography@gmail.com

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Prince Tokugawa Iesato (aka Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, 1863-1940) 

Potential names for the foundation:

Tokugawa US Japan Foundation: honoring the memory of Prince Tokugawa, promoting global peace and democracy.

The Art of Diplomacy Foundation: honoring the memory of Prince Tokugawa, promoting global peace and democracy.

Tokugawa Music Foundation: internationally encouraging a love for music in children. 

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Filed Under: Tokugawa Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: 1934 Japan Society Annual Dinner, Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln and Japan, Ambassador Grew, Ambassador Katsuji Debuchi, America-Japan Society, Baron Eiichi Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa Eiichi, Chinese History, Colonel Mashbir, Colonel Mashbir Archives, Colonel Sidney Mashbir, Diplomacy, Dr. Martin Luther King, East-West Center, East-West Center of Southern California, Eiichi Shibusawa, General Douglas MacArthur, Historical biography, History of the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C., History of the Japan Society, History of the Japan Society of Manhattan, History of the Japan Society of New York, History of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, History of USC, Holocaust, International Friendship, International Relations, Iyemasa Tokugawa, Japan China relations, Japan History, Japan Society of Manhattan, Japan U.S. Relations, Kazuo Kodama, Kazuo Kodama Ambassador of Japan to the European Union, Kazuo Kodama Ambassador of Japan to the United Nations, Mashbir Archives, Missouri School of Journalism, North County Chapter of the San Diego World Affairs Council, Praemium Imperiale, President Abraham Lincoln, President Theodore Roosevelt, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, Prince Takamatsu, Prince Tokugawa, Prince Tokugawa Archives, Prince Tokugawa Iesato, Prince Tokugawa Iesato Archives, Princess Takamatsu, Professor Claire Langham, San Diego World Affairs Council, Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA, SDWAC, Shibusawa Eiichi, Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Foundation and Museum, Stan S. Katz, Stan S. Katz blog, Statue of Abraham Lincoln, Statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Statue of Prince Tokugawa, The art of diplomacy, The Art of Diplomacy biography, The Art of Peace, The Art of Peace biography, The Emperor and the Spy, The Prince Tokugawa Foundation, The Prince Tokugawa US Japan Foundation, TheEmperorAndTheSpy.com, Theodore Roosevelt, Tokugawa Shogun History, U.S. Japan relations, U.S.-Japan History, US Japan relations, WACA, William Howard Taft, World War One, World War Two

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.

August 27, 2021 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

 

 

 

 

As an author and historian who has studied and written about Colonel Sidney Mashbir, it was my good fortune when Marine Colonel Robert Warren and his son Marine Captain William Warren contacted me three years ago in 2018 to discuss their close friendship with Colonel Mashbir decades earlier. Continue Reading...

Filed Under: Mashbir Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: Colonel Mashbir, Colonel Mashbir Archives, Colonel Robert F. Warren, Colonel Robert Warren, Colonel Sidney Mashbir, Heroes of World War Two, Korean War, Marine Lt. William Warren, Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame, ONLY IN AMERICA, ONLY IN AMERICA By Robert (Bob) Warren, Robert F. Warren, Robert Warren, Sidney Mashbir, Stan S. Katz, Stan S. Katz blog, The Air Zoo, The Emperor and the Spy, TheEmperorAndTheSpy.com, Vietnam War, World War Two, WWII

THE ART OF DIPLOMACY: Exciting News – The inspiring life and accomplishments of Prince Tokugawa have finally come to light!

July 1, 2021 by Stan S. Katz 1 Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This biography celebrates one of the great international statesmen of his time. Prince Tokugawa Iesato (1863-1940) (aka Prince Iyesato Tokugawa), an adept diplomat and humanitarian who served as a cultural and political bridge between the East and the West, while also supporting mutual respect within Asia. Continue Reading...

Filed Under: Tokugawa Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: Ambassador Grew, Ambassador Katsuji Debuchi, Baron Eiichi Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa Eiichi, Colonel Mashbir, Colonel Mashbir Archives, Colonel Sidney Mashbir, Eiichi Shibusawa, Heir to the last Tokugawa Shogun, Historical biography, History of the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C., History of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, History of USC, Holocaust, International Friendship, International Relations, Iyemasa Tokugawa, Japan China relations, Japan History, Japan U.S. Relations, President Theodore Roosevelt, Prince and Princess Takamatsu's World Tour, Prince Takamatsu, Prince Tokugawa, Prince Tokugawa Archives, Prince Tokugawa Iesato, Prince Tokugawa Iesato Archives, Princess Takamatsu, Shibusawa Eiichi, Shogun History, Shogun Yoshinobu, Stan S. Katz, Stan S. Katz blog, The Emperor and the Spy, Theodore Roosevelt, Tokugawa Shogun Dynasty, Tokugawa Shogun History, U.S. Japan relations, U.S.-Japan History, US Japan relations, William Howard Taft, World War One, World War Two

Prince Tokugawa’s illustrated biography comes in two versions: THE ART OF PEACE digital edition & the Print and Kindle edition titled: THE ART OF DIPLOMACY.

March 1, 2021 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

DIGITAL EBOOK EDITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINT & KINDLE EDITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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During the 1920s, Prince Tokugawa incorporated Lincoln Essay Writing Contests into all Japanese Public Schools and Colleges to Fight Racism and Honor the Values of President Abraham Lincoln.

February 8, 2021 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This bronze sculpture honors three great individuals.

Men of Peace who promoted Human Dignity and Racial Equality.

President Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)

Prince Iyesato Tokugawa (徳川 家達, August 24, 1863 – June 5, 1940)

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Filed Under: Tokugawa Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln and Japan, Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Medal, Baron Eiichi Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa Eiichi, Chinese History, Diplomacy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Eiichi Shibusawa, History of the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C., Honoring Abraham Lincoln, International Friendship, Japan History, Japan U.S. Relations, Lincoln Essay Contest, Martin Luther King, President Abraham Lincoln, prince iyesato tok, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa Archives, Prince Tokugawa, Prince Tokugawa Archives, Prince Tokugawa Iesato, Prince Tokugawa Iesato Archives, Stan S. Katz, Stan S. Katz blog, Statue, Statue of Abraham Lincoln, Statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Statue of Prince Tokugawa, The Art of Peace, The Art of Peace biography, TheEmperorAndTheSpy.com, U.S. Japan relations, U.S.-Japan History, US Japan relations, World War Two, 徳川 家達, 渋沢 栄

Prince Tokugawa’s Pivotal Role in Establishing the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC.

May 2, 2020 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prince Iyesato Tokugawa guided the Japanese gifting of the cherry blossom trees to the U.S. Capital in 1910 and 1912 into becoming an international token of goodwill which is now officially known as the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival – His behind the scenes role in accomplishing this diplomatic success was discovered while researching for the illustrated biography on Prince Tokugawa, titled: THE ART OF PEACE. Continue Reading...

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Welcome!

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The illustrated Blog posts on this website focus on U.S. Japan relations and Japanese history.

Katz was a Specialist in Rare Books and Ephemera when he acquired the personal papers of a Master Spy, Colonel Sidney Forrester Mashbir (1891-1973). These fascinating materials, combined with his passion for history and many years of research resulted in the exciting historical novel THE EMPEROR AND THE SPY, followed by a sequel, an illustrated biography titled: THE ART OF PEACE. Continue Reading...

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

April 13, 2020 by Stan S. Katz 3 Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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Colonel Sidney Mashbir’s widow Alice gifted her husband’s portrait of General MacArthur to his good friends Marine Captain William Warren and Marine Colonel Robert F. Warren…Robert and William shared their personal experiences with their friend Sidney.

April 11, 2020 by Stan S. Katz 1 Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Having studied and written about Colonel Sidney Mashbir, it was my good fortune when Robert Warren and his son William Warren contacted me in 2018 to discuss their close friendship with Colonel Mashbir many years earlier.

William and Robert generously shared various historical materials linked to Colonel Mashbir (1891-1973). This blog post will present a number of those items, as well as Robert and William’s recollections of Colonel Mashbir. Also included is biographic material about Robert and William Warren, who being younger than Mashbir, were inspired and influenced by Colonel Mashbir’s heroic dedication to our nation. Continue Reading...

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Captain Sidney Mashbir’s successful 1922 secret mission prevented a potential war in Asia. However, the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 again destabilized Japan – During the challenging first months following that major disaster, Mashbir spearheaded a U.S. Medical Relief Effort to assist many of the injured Japanese.

March 8, 2020 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

In 1922, Mashbir completed a dangerous mission in Vladivostok, Russia, preventing the outbreak of a regional war between Japan, China, and Russia, which might have expanded further!

The following year on September 1, 1923, the most destructive natural disaster in modern Japanese history occurred, The Great Kantō Earthquake (関東大震災, Kantō daishinsai), a Japanese natural disaster in the Kantō region of the island of Honshū. This earthquake destroyed Tokyo, the port city of Yokohama, surrounding prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, and Shizuoka, and approximately 140,000 people died. During the challenging first months following that major disaster, Mashbir spearheaded an American Medical Relief Effort to assist many of the injured Japanese – As part of this humanitarian process, Mashbir created the first English – Japanese Medical Translation Dictionary that was used by English speaking health care workers while treating Japanese speaking patients. Continue Reading...

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