Hi Peter. Wow. Very detailed and impressive article. I will have to take some time to assimiIate all the layers of information. For now a passing comment. Iwanami Shoten published Kokoro by Natsume Soseki but I saw many European movies at Iwanami Hall in Jimbocho in Tokyo without knowing its history.
I hope you will forgive a reference to Alan Bennett's irreverent
definition of history from the play and movie The History Boys.
And wow again. Thank you for sharing the depth and breadth of your knowlege.
Regards,
Niall