The Growing Power of Japan, 1967-1972 - Analysis and Assessments from John Pilcher and the British Embassy, Tokyo

John Pilcher's appointment as HM Ambassador to Japan in 1967, three years after the Tokyo Olympics, was both judicious and enlightened. His role was to be that of a bridge-builder between Japan and Britain after the early post-war years of disenchantment, distrust and detachment that had earlier marked the relationship between the two countries.