November 12, 2008
1929 Visits to the beautiful botanical garden,) directed by Professor Nagai and the excellent research station, led by Dr. Kato and the plant breeder Terao and acquaintance with the geneticists Ikeno, Mayi and others, soon introduced me to a circle of interests concerning the agronomical and botanical life of the country. The insular nature of [...]
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November 10, 2008
1929 Following the expedition to western China, I went to Japan in November of 1929. In spite of the fact that during the last couple of decades Japan has started to become westernized, that the streets of Tokyo and many other smaller cities have been provided with electricity, that railroads cut across Japan and that [...]
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