 Tanaka , one of the translators of the book , praised Townsend in Shokun ! magazine for his " penetrating insight " in reporting " starkly and vividly on the true nature of the Chinese that he had witnessed firsthand " . Sakita , the other translator , likewise lauded the book in an article written for Nobukatsu Fujioka 's Association for Advancement of Unbiased View of History . Sakita called the book " essential reading to understand what China really is " and argued that Townsend 's ideas continue to offer important lessons in conducting Sino @-@ Japanese relations today . The book was also reviewed positively by the newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun . 
