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士和日本关系的新文件和文献，并创作了笔记，对两国的双边关系有了更深入的了解。文件和数据审查进程进展顺利，我现在可以集中精力对文件和数据进行分析，并以文本形式综合新出现的结果。仍有一些遗漏，特别是在涉及瑞士1940年代的审查制度时，但我希望我能在下一财年解决这些问题。此外，我与日本研究人员的交流还对瑞士驻东京和Karuizawa的外交使节的作用提出了新的见解，这是一个意想不到的事态发展，但也是一个可喜的见解。我将不得不对一些关键的日本外交官做一些更多的研究，这可能会让我对Gaimusho如何看待瑞士大使馆有更多的了解，也可能会保护他们免受其他机构的影响，比如宪兵队。这一假设需要更多的时间才能让我跟进。

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.