Acknowledgments vi Foreword vii 1 Assignment: Japan 1 2 The Japanese in the War 20 3 Taking One's Proper Station 43 4 The Meiji Reform 76 5 Debtor to the Ages and the World 98 6 Repaying One-Ten-Thousandth 114 7 The Repayment 'Hardest to Bear' 133 8 Clearing One's Name 145 9 The Circle of Human Feelings 177 10 The Dilemma of Virtue 195 11 Self-Discipline 228 12 The Child Learns 253 13 The Japanese Since VJ-Day 297 Glossary 317 Index 321