Switzerland and Japan during the Long Second World War: A Diplomatic History

在2022财年，我设法获得了关于二战期间瑞日关系的新文件和文献，并制作了笔记，加深了对两国双边关系的了解。文件和数据审查过程进行得很顺利，我现在可以集中精力对其进行分析，并以文本形式综合新出现的结果。目前仍有一些问题尚不清楚，尤其是关于20世纪40年代瑞士的审查制度，但我希望能在下一个财政年度解决这些问题。此外，我与日本研究人员的交流使我对瑞士驻东京和轻井泽公使馆的外交同行的作用有了新的认识，这是一个意想不到的发展，但也是一个值得欢迎的认识。我必须对一些重要的日本外交官做更多的研究，这可能会让我对Gaimusho如何看待瑞士使馆有更多的了解，也许还会保护他们免受其他机构的攻击，比如宪兵队。这个假设将会占用我更多的时间来跟进。

In FY 2022, I managed to obtain new documents and literature about Swiss-Japanese relations during WWII and create notes and a much deeper understanding of the bilateral relationship of the two countries. The document and data review process has proceeded well and I can now focus on creating the analysis of the of it and work on synthesising the emerging results in textual form. There still a few pieces missing, especially when it comes to Switzerland's censorship program during the 1940s, but I am hopeful I can resolve these questions in the next fiscal year. My exchange with Japanese researchers has in addition rendered new insights about the role of the diplomatic counterparts of the Swiss legation in Tokyo and Karuizawa, which is an unexpected development, but a welcome insight. I will have to do some more research on some key Japanese diplomats, which might render more insights about the way the Gaimusho perceived Swiss legation and maybe also protected against other agencies like the Kempeitai. This hypothesis will take up some more time for me to follow up.