sentences:  He remained in Japan for most of his diplomatic career, serving in consulates around Japan, where he also acquired proficiency in Japanese dialects.Sansom began his literary career in 1911 with a translation of the "Tsurezuregusa" by Yoshida Kenkō, a major text of the Kamakura period.Sansom was on leave in London in 1915, but was declared unfit for military service in the First World War.