How did the author decide to portray the complexities of Japanese-Western relations?
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How did the author decide to portray the complexities of Japanese-Western relations?
Did anyone else feel conflicted about the portrayal of colonialism in Gai-Jin?
What inspired the setting of late 19th-century Japan, and how did that influence the story’s events?