Japanese historian (1927–2001)
 was a Japanese historian at the University of Tokyo who specialized in modern Japanese history, with a special interest in the history of Japanese foreign relations. He was formerly Director of the Japan-Netherlands Institute and President of the Historiographical Institute of the University of Tokyo.
Kanai was born in Nagano Prefecture and educated at the University of Tokyo.
Selected bibliography.
Kanai also translated several books into Japanese, such as Matthew C. Perry's "The Japan Expedition, 1852–1854" and Otis Manchester Poole's "Death of Old Yokohoma".
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