Tokyo Record

THERE is no better preview of Japan poised to strike at Pearl Harbor than this authoritative, detailed account of men and politics in Japan in 1941 by the correspondent of the New York Times. Although Mr. Tolischus was a newcomer in the Far East, he possessed the valuable background of long experience in the Third Reich. With intelligence and discernment he points out the similarities and the differences between the Eastern and Western partners in the Axis. Two of the most interesting points which he brings out in reference to the Japanese are that there are practically no Japanese political émigrés (an impressive proof of national solidarity), and that pagan beliefs play a considerable part in shaping the psychology of the average Japanese.