British Japan Consular Service
Appearance
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Britain had a functioning consular service in Japan from 1859 after the signing of the 1858 Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce between James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and the Tokugawa Shogunate until 1941 when Japan invaded British colonial empire and declared war on the United Kingdom.
Notable officials
- William George Aston
- Abel Gower
- John Harington Gubbins
- Joseph Henry Longford, served 1869-1902
- Ernest Mason Satow, served 1862-83
See also
Further reading
- "Britain's Japan Consular Service, 1859-1941" by J.E. Hoare in Britain & Japan: Biographical Portraits, Volume II, ed. Ian Nish, 1997 ISBN 1-873410-62-X