Dickson, Walter G. et al. (1898). "The Eight Boards of Government" inJapan, pp. 55-78., p. 56, at Google Books; excerpt at p. 56, «Klaproth has given in his "Annals of the Emperors" a sketch of these eight boards, with the offices under each. It is ... a concise account of the government of Japan. The study of such a subject is rather dry and uninteresting, but it is necessary for any one who wishes to make himself acquainted with Japanese history, either of the past or of the present day...».
