Sweden, Japan, and the Long Second World War

Front matter

Routledge Studies in Second World War History

SWEDEN, JAPAN, AND THE LONG SECOND WORLD WAR

1931-1945

Contents

Lasts of figures, pictures, and tables Preface

Acknowledgments

List of abbreviations

Conclusion

After war 181 Final remarks 183 Notes 186

Bibliography Appendix Index

187 204 226

Figures, pictures, and tables

Map 1 Japan’s territorial expansion 1931-1942 Pictures 3.1 Matsuoka Yosuke throws around a representative of the small states

5.1 Widar Bagge in 1936

5.2 Widar Bagge in 1945

5.3 Ernest William James

6.1 The Gripsholm anchoring in Barcelona

6.2 Evacuation notice by the Swedish legation in the Japan Times

Figures

1.1 Swedish imports and exports for selected countries in 1938

3.1 Japanese imports and exports for selected countries in 1931

3.2 Swedish imports & exports to Japan 1931-1937

3.3 Growth of soybean imports from Manchukuo to Sweden 1932-1936

5.1 Number of times Japan is mentioned in major Swedish newspapers 1930-1946

6.1 Number of Swedish Protecting Power mandates for country 1939-1945

8.1 Value of imports from and exports to Japan 1947-1952

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130 147 182 x Figures, pictures, and tables

Tables

Swedish representatives to Japan 1871-1945

Swedish trade with selected countries in 1928 and 1938 Structure of the Swedish exports to Japan in 1928 Swedish trade with Japan 1928-1932

Japanese trade with Sweden 1928-1932

Personnel of the Swedish mission to Japan in 1937 Japanese diplomats in Sweden in 1942 Countries/Territories in which Sweden represented Japanese interests

Countries whose interests Sweden represented in Japan Composition of the Neutral Committee of the YMCA Japanese diplomats in Sweden in 1945

List of Swedish Cabinets between 1931 and 1945

List of Japanese Cabinets between 1931 and 1945

List of Swedish representation of foreign interests in World War II

15 21 21 22 22 110 112

131 132 142 145 205 206