This book explores the interaction of Ulysses S Grant with Meiji Japan from 1869-85. It discusses the travels of the Iwakura Mission in the US, considers Grant's 1879 visit to Japan and the relationship between Grant, the Meiji emperor and leaders of the Meiji government.

Ian Patrick Austin is a Senior Lecturer in International Business at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.

Chapter One: Introduction, Chapter Two: The Iwakura Embassy in Grant's America (1871-1872), Chapter Three: Grant, Europe and the Importance of Otto von Bismarck to Grant-Meiji Relations, Chapter Four: Grant's Pan-Asian Journey and Engagement with China, Chapter Five: Grant in Japan and the Breaking of New Ground, Chapter Six: Return to the United States of America and the Legacy of Grant Meiji Relations