trade – Japanese history and culture

The Dutch East India Company and Japan

Maritime Asia, as I use the term, encompasses the lands in and around the Japan Sea, the East China Sea,

The Sea of Okhotsk to the north and northeast of Hokkaidō plays no significant role in recorded Japanese history until

Riding the circular Yamanote Line on a Sunday in Tokyo, it is easy to daydream. Those who have found themselves

A few notes from a poster presentation I did about the Tokugawa family and the Edo Period. History of the

Browsing the web last night I came across an interesting question. Why didn’t the Japanese find the Americas before the

The Meiji Restoration is a very important period in Japan’s history as it reestablished Imperial rule and was the catalyst

Many of you may look at this person’s name and wonder why I have chosen a foreigner in my Japanese

This is a document analysis I did in 2010 regarding the Tokugawa Edict of 1635. It is a little long