Japan and Christianity Part 2: History is Connected - Why Did Ieyasu Ban Christianity?

Recap of the previous episode]Last time, together with my daughter Miko, we traced the history from the Reformation and the ...
The Diplomat

Why Can’t Japan Solve Historical Perception Issues?

Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese government, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), Sep. 2, 1945. Credit: Army Signal Corps photographer ...
Science Daily

Ancient DNA rewrites early Japanese history -- modern day populations have tripartite genetic origin

Researchers have extracted Ancient DNA from human bones to re-write early Japanese history by underlining that modern day populations in Japan have a tripartite genetic origin -- a finding that ...
insider.si.edu

Manga and the representation of Japanese history / edited by Roman Rosenbaum

Introduction: The Representation of Japanese History in Manga / Roman Rosenbaum -- Sabotaging the Rising Sun: Representing History in Tezuka Osamu's Phoenix / Rachael Hutchinson -- Reading Shōwa ...