[125] “A Japanese judge has ruled in a certain case that the wife is not obliged ‘to obey the unreasonable demands of her husband.’ In this particular instance the man of the house had told the wife to perform some disagreeable manual labor for him; she refused, and he promptly divorced her. The wife appealed, and her plea was upheld by the court. A very important precedent has been established, and this decision may lead to a revolution in Japanese domestic life, in which, thanks to the courage of one woman and the enlightening effect of American ideals, the Japanese wife need no longer be her husband’s slave.”--_Congregational Work._ [126] It is interesting to note that after a marriage ceremony at one of the shrines at Nikkō, the bridegroom and the bride were presented with a copy of Mr. Fukuzawa’s work. [127] See Appendix. [128] Chicago Daily Record. [129] “H. M. the Empress gave a donation of 2,000 _yen_ to the Women’s University established by Mr. Jinzō Naruse. Prince Iwakura and Marquis Hachisuka will call at the Imperial Palace in a day or two in order to express the gratitude of the university for this munificent donation.”—_Japan Times._ [130] Her birthday on May 28 is annually observed by Christian women in special services. [131] Arranged by the famous Buddhist priest, Kōbō Daishi. [132] Read from top to bottom and from left to right. [133] See “The Soul of the Far East,” pp. 78-109. [134] Translation by Prof. Clay MacCauley, Transactions Asiatic Society of Japan, vol. xxvii. [135] From Chamberlain’s “Things Japanese.” [136] It is, however, only fair to state that Joseph Heco, who was probably the first naturalized Japanese citizen of the United States, claims the same honor for his “Kaigai Shimbun,” published in 1864 to give a summary of foreign news. See his “Narrative of a Japanese,” vol. ii. pp. 53, 59. [137] See also Norman’s “Real Japan,” chap. ii. [138] Reprinted, by permission, from “The Dial,” Chicago. [139] Reprinted, by permission, from “The Dial,” Chicago. [140] Reprinted, by permission, from “The Dial,” Chicago. [141] Or “Practical Introduction to the Study of Japanese Writing.” [142] Noss’s Lange’s “Text-book of Colloquial Japanese” (1908) is very valuable. [143] The new “English-Japanese Dictionary of the Spoken Language” (1904) is indispensable. [144] See chap. xxiii. of “Japan in History, Folk-lore and Art” (Griffis). [145] See “Chautauquan” for April, 1902. [146] For a statistical table of schools in the empire, see Appendix. [147] Official translation, revised. [148] This has recently secured the famous Max Müller Library. [149] “The Soul of the Far East,” p. 121. [150] While it is possible and even probable that this movement may have begun before the formal introduction of Buddhism from Korea in the year 552, our present knowledge of the history of art in Japan anterior to that event is not sufficient to warrant any definite assertion respecting it.