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Japan

History14 min

Sakoku: How Japan Closed Itself to the World

The history of sakoku, Japan's closure under the Tokugawa. Edicts, Dejima, Christian persecution, Perry's black ships, and the nuance historians now stress.

May 23, 2026Read

Japan

History13 min

The 47 Rōnin: history and legend of a revenge

The true story of the 47 rōnin and its legend, the Chūshingura. From the 1701 Akō incident to the seppuku at Sengaku-ji: facts, dates and the myth of samurai Japan.

April 25, 2026Read