foreign advisors hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era
Translations
hired foreign expert〔Foreign experts in various fields who were hired by the Japanese government to teach their subjects in Japan during the early Meiji era. Among them are historian/science teacher William Griffis, architect R. P. Bridgens, and art expert Ernest Fenollosa.◆英語でもたまに「yatoi」とも言う。◆The original Japanese word "yatoi" is sometimes used in English.〕