The Last Japanese Embassy to Tang China (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789882373839)

Saeki Arikiyo (1925-2005) was a distinguished Japanese historian renowned for his expertise in early Japanese history and its connections with mainland East Asia. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Tokyo and served as professor at Hokkaido University and Seijo University. Saeki's significant contributions were honored with the Japan Academy Prize in 1984 and the Orders of the Sacred Treasure in 1995. His notable works include Nihon kodai shizoku no kenkyū (Research on ancient Japanese clans, 1985), Ennin (1989), Enchin (1990), Yamataikoku eno michi (The road to Yamatai Kingdom, 2000), and Treatise on the People of Wa in the Chronicle of the Kingdom of Wei: The World's Earliest Written Text on Japan (2018).
Joshua A. Fogel is Canada Research Chair Professor in modern Chinese history at York University. Trained initially in Chinese history, he developed an abiding interest in Japanese history and has published many important works on Japanese historiography and Sino-Japanese relations. His most recent translated work, Literature and History in the Shi ji of Sima Qian, was published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press in 2025.