> .. in 1939, he published Shiba Sen, one of his most representative works. In this critical biography of Sima Qian, the well-known historian of the Han Dynasty, Takeda describes him as a "man who lives with shame and disgrace." This statement reveals the shadow on Takeda's psyche that was left when he participated in the invasion of China in spite of the fact that he was a specialist in Chinese studies.
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