<b>The Making of Modern Japan</b> -<i> An Account of the Progress of Japan From Pre-Feudal to Days to Constitutional Government the Position of a Great Power; With Chapters on Religion, the Complex Family System, Education.</i><br /><br /><b>John Harington Gubbins</b> CMG (24 January 1852 &ndash; 23 February 1929) was a British linguist, consular official and diplomat. He was the father of Sir Colin McVean Gubbins.