Sir Ernest Mason Satow (1843-1929) was a legendary British diplomat, a key figure in East Asia and Anglo-Japanese and -Chinese relations, particularly in Bakumatsu (1853-1867) and Meiji Era Japan, and in China after the Boxer Rebellion. He also served in Siam (present-day Thailand), Uruguay, and Morocco, and represented Britain at the Second Hague Peace Conference in 1907. This transcribed and annotated collection is based on the microfilm copies from the UK National Archives, consisting of Satow s diaries and travel journals that cover a period of over forty-five years (1861-1906). Volume 6 covers the period of 1900-1903 he spent in Japan (January-May 1900), Europe (stopping by North America) (May September 1900; January-June 1903), China (September 1900-December 1902; August December 1903), and other parts of Asia (mainly India and Myanmar) (June-August 1903). SERIES KEY FEATURES - Based on the microfilm copies from the UK National Archives; - Consists of Ernest Satow's diaries and travel journals that cover a period of over fortyfive years (1861-1906), providing firsthand research materials on the history of China, Japan, Thailand, Uruguay, and Morocco; - Faithfully transcribed and adequately annotated, inviting readers to read on; - Incorporates all the hand-drawn illustrations made by Satow in his diaries and journals.