Henry Scott-Stokes Explained

Henry Scott-Stokes (15 June 1938 – 19 April 2022)[1] was a British journalist who was the Tokyo bureau chief for The Financial Times (1964–67), The Times (1967-1970s?), and The New York Times (1978–83).[2]

He was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford. After graduating, he moved to Japan, where he became a journalist of the Tokyo bureau of The Times. Also around this time, he became close friends with famous Japanese author Yukio Mishima.

He was a denier of the Nanjing Massacre.[3]

He was the father of Henry Sugiyama Adrian Folliott Scott-Stokes. He suffered from advanced Parkinson's disease.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.zakzak.co.jp/article/20220420-KANK7G5VKJL2HAER5SRJQTQV3Q/%3foutputType=amp 83歳、ヘンリー・ストークスさん死去 本紙でも憲法改正など訴えた英ジャーナリスト 息子のハリー杉山がツイッターで明らかに
  2. http://www.weekender.co.jp/new/bios/Henry-Scott-Stokes.html Tokyo Weekender - Writer Bio - Henry Scott-Stokes
  3. News: Best-Selling Author Feels the Heat in Japan's History Wars . 30 October 2021 . Time Magazine . 5 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Creating The Big Lie . Asia Policy Point . 30 October 2021.