As America’s Ambassador to Japan in the decade that led up to WWII, Joseph C. Grew’s prescient warnings to American leaders about the risks of Japan’s raging nationalism and ambitious militarism were often disregarded in Washington. Author Steve Kemper examines Grew’s tenure in Japan, offering a backstage glimpse at these explosive years from vantage points including the Imperial Palace, the Japanese cabinet, and Grew’s own perspective from the American Embassy in Tokyo. This webinar will be hosted by the Smithsonian Museum.

Hours: 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm Chicago time

Cost: Smithsonian member $20; nonmember $25

Link: https://www.si.edu/events/detail/?trumbaEmbed=eventid%3D162549759%26seotitle%3DAn-American-Ambassador-in-Prewar-Japan-The-Countdown-to-Pearl-Harbor%26view%3Devent%26-childview%3D%26returnUrl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.si.edu%252Fevents%252Fonline