Nutritional Policies and International Diplomacy: The impact of Tadasu Saiki and the Imperial State Institute of Nutrition (Tokyo, 1916-1945)(L'Europe Alimentaire / European Food Issues / Europa Aliment)

Series: L'Europe Alimentaire / European Food Issues / Europa Aliment

This book on to nutrition and public health policies in modernisation of Japan in interwar years describes the birth of public health administration and the cultural significance of rice. It focuses on the figure of Tadasu Saiki, who boosted national policies and wide international diplomacy in Japan and abroad.