Photo of Fukuzawa Yukichi discovered in Europe
The Sankei Shimbun reports that several old photographs of the 1862 Japanese Embassy to Europe were discovered recently in the Netherlands. One of the photos shows a young Fukuzawa Yukichi:
Yukichi, who served as an English translator for the mission, is the tall man standing to the left-center. Fukuzawa would later distinguish himself as an author and educator, founding Keio University in Tokyo. Since 1984, a portrait of Fukuzawa has been printed on 10,000 yen banknotes, making his face familiar to millions of people.
