Seward, Jack

[Jack Seward, one of the world's legendary authorities on Japan and a U.S. military veteran, passed away on November 10, 2010 at the age of 86 in Houston, Texas from post-stroke complications.... Born ... in Houston, Texas on October 11, 1924 ... He taught courses on Japanese culture, history and language at the University of Texas at Dallas and at Austin College ... In later years, he worked for ecology and Environment of New York at director of international operations, and then served as president of International Consulting Services Inc. in Houston. His first published work was 'The Cave of the Chinese Skeletons' in 1965, a semi-reflection of his storied years as an intelligence officer in Japan. His best known work was 'The Japanese', published by William Morrow & Co in 1972 which was selected for inclusion by the Readers Digest Book Club, making it the most widely read book on Japan culture with millions of copies sold at a time of growing Japanese economic power.]

[Jack Seward, one of the world's legendary authorities on Japan and a U.S. military veteran, passed away on November 10, 2010 at the age of 86 in Houston, Texas from post-stroke complications.... Born ... in Houston, Texas on October 11, 1924 ... He taught courses on Japanese culture, history and language at the University of Texas at Dallas and at Austin College ... In later years, he worked for ecology and Environment of New York at director of international operations, and then served as president of International Consulting Services Inc. in Houston. His first published work was 'The Cave of the Chinese Skeletons' in 1965, a semi-reflection of his storied years as an intelligence officer in Japan. His best known work was 'The Japanese', published by William Morrow & Co in 1972 which was selected for inclusion by the Readers Digest Book Club, making it the most widely read book on Japan culture with millions of copies sold at a time of growing Japanese economic power.]