Ranald McDonald, a foreigner for hire: The Last Remaining Japanese: Kaei Nenma, Farewell, Farewell (Kaei Nenma)

Ranald McDonald, a foreigner for hire: The Last Remaining Japanese: Kaei Nenma, Farewell, Farewell (Kaei Nenma)

Ranald McDonald, a foreigner who drifted to Japan during the Kaei Nenkan period, was a quiet initiator of Japan-U.S. relations, teaching English to the school's school officials while being held as a prisoner in a prison camp. Although he was not an official diplomat or teacher, and was placed outside the system, his brief time spent in Japan was to remain with him for the rest of his life. After returning to Japan, he lived a quiet life in a cold village in the northwestern part of the U.S., not famous, before passing away after saying good-bye to his niece in Japanese. This single word shows that his experience in Japan had become an internalized part of his life. The life of a foreigner, a drifter, a prisoner, and a teacher, quietly tells the story of the origin of Japan-U.S. exchange, which began not with a nation but with people-to-people relations.