A letter penned by a feudal warlord to future shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu is causing a massive stir because it conflicts with the ...

Scholars expressed amazement at the discovery of three letters written in the hand of Julia Otaa, a Korean woman who rose to high rank in 17th century Japan only to earn the moniker of “tragic ...

Ruthlessness, resolve, and luck all brought Tokugawa Ieyasu to power in 1603 as he unified Japan after centuries of samurai strife and civil war. Guardian statues can be seen at the Tosho-gu shrine ...

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Wang Geon, the founder of the Goryeo dynasty, entered into as many as 27 political marriages with daughters of regional ...

In this year of seemingly endless elections, many voters have probably found themselves staring at a ballot paper and thinking, “Are these really the best options available?” Hideki Takeuchi’s ...

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There aren't many people as important in the history of Japan as Tokugawa Ieyasu. He was the man who, in 1603, seized power over the whole country as he launched the Tokugawa Shogunate, which lasted ...