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Prelude: The dawn of Japan-France relation

1. The meeting of the Edo Shogunate and France
2. French military advisers and military modernization
3. Meiji Government contact with France

Part 1: Japan's modernization and France

• Chapter 1: Politics and law
  1. The introduction of French political thought
  2. NAKAE Chomin's ideology and various aspects of the Freedom and People's Rights Movement
  3. Establishment of the Civil Code
  4. The development of the constitutional government
• Chapter 2: Industry
  1. Construction of large scale government operated factories
  2. The influence of France in various industries
  3. Japan-French exchanges of business people

Part 2: French and Japanese cultural exchanges

• Chapter 1: Literature
  1. France as viewed by the literati
  2. Translated French literature
• Chapter 2: Art
  1. Artists who learned from France
  2. The influence of French art within Japan
  3. The acceptance of French music

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• Personal exchanges
  1. SAIONJI Kimmochi - Paris in his youth
  2. Paul Claudel - Poet and ambassador
  3. KUKI Shuzo - From Paris to Edo
  4. The individuals involved with Fabre's Book of Insects
  5. KATO Shuichi - The Second Beginning
• Adoration for the "Sweet France"
  1. Cuisine
  2. Fashion
  3. Movies
  4. Revue and chanson

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