He is the author of Empire of Dogs: Canines, Japan, and the Making of the Modern Imperial World (Cornell University Press, 2011). He is currently working on a book manuscript on the history of the post-World War II Japanese military, commonly known as the Self-Defense Force. He expresses thanks to Rebecca de Schweinitz, Jack Stoneman, and Grant Madsen, as well as the two anonymous readers for the JHCY. [End Page 191]