Pottery, 24, 228-229; “Father of Pottery,” 229 Poultry, 24 “Powers, Great,” 146, 307, 308 “Practical Introduction to the Study of Japanese Writing,” 208 “Preble” (United States), 105 Prefectural assemblies, 92, 111-114 Prehistoric period, 90 Presbyterians, 264, 272, 404, 405 Presents, 60 Press, freedom of the, 92, 115, 116, 201 Printers’ union, 27 Prison system, 165, 166; officials, school for, 168; treatment of prisoners, 321 Privy council, 92, 113, 124 Professional schools, 218 “Progress of Japan, 1853-1871, The,” 117 Pronunciation, xvii Prophecy, 288 Proverb, a Japanese, 46 Provinces and Prefectures, 345, 347 Prussian voting system, 141 R Radicals, dissatisfaction of, 113, 114 Radish, 19 Railroad, first, 91, 110; fare, 33; carriages, 37; engineers’ union, 27; workmen’s union, 27 Railroads, 31-33, 282, 294, 333, 360-362, 367 Rainy seasons, 11 Ransome, Stafford, 28, 145, 158, 291 Rathgen, Dr. Karl, 17 Rats, 10, 13 “Real Japan, The,” 56, 57, 69, 152, 158, 174, 190, 202 “Real Triumph of Japan, The,” 158 Red Cross Society, 188, 269, 270, 280, 321 Reform School, 168 Reform work, 271 Registration, system of, 168, 169 Rein, J. J., 15, 22, 28, 46, 59, 75, 85, 89, 208, 231, 235, 249 Religion, 172, 173, 237-276 “Religion in Japan, Development of,” 249, 261 Religions, Bureau of, 243 “Religions of Japan, The,” 242, 249, 257, 276 Remmon-kyō, 259 Remsen, Ira, 205 Resanoff, 104 “Rescue homes,” 168 Resident (_jūmin_), 138, 139 Resources, 41, 42, 340 Restoration, 108, 110, 118, 144, 210, 242 Revolutionary war, 91 Rice, 18, 19, 26, 37, 54, 56, 169, 351 Richardson affair, 91, 107, 108 Rifles, 85 Ritter, H., 276 Rivers, 9 Roman Catholic, 264, 404-406 Roosevelt, President, 318 Rosen, Baron, 318 Roses, War of the, 99 Rowing, 66 “Rurik,” loss of, 314 Russia, 4, 14, 36, 145, 263, 285, 294, 295; and Japan, 299, 300, 307-328 “Russia, The Tragedy of,” 328 Russian aggressions, 155, 157 Russian Church, 406 Russian epidemic, 10 Russian language, 285 “Russo-Japanese Conflict, The,” 328 Russo-Japanese convention, 333 Russo-Japanese war, 307-327, 331, 332, 336 Ryūkyū Islands, _see_ Loo Choo Islands S Sada, Empress, 123, 188, 211 Saga rebellion, 91, 111 Saikaidō, 6 Saionji, Marquis, 402; cabinet, 332, 336, 340 “Saiseikwai” Society, 338 _Sake_, 24, 55 Sakhalin traded off for Kurile Islands, 111; indemnity from Russia, 331 Salisburia, or Ginko, 351 Salt, 23 Salvation Army, 168, 264, 271 Samurai, or Knight, 283 San Diego, 2, 3 San Francisco, 2, 3, 35, 37 Sanindō, 6 Sanskrit, 211, 285 Sanyō Railway Company, 33 Sanyōdō, 6 Sapporo Agricultural College, 216 “Saramang” (British), 105 Saseho, 150, 311 Satin, 37 Satow, Sir Ernest, 22, 117, 241, 249 Satsuma, Prince of, 108