The Jokyu Rebellion is one of the more minor conflicts in Japanese history; yet it also represents a tipping of…
This week: what does the historical record have to say about the veracity of the image of the warrior-monk, or…
For our final episode of 2021, we’re looking at the origin of one of Japan’s most famous pieces of literature:…
This week, we have a biography of one of the rare women of medieval Japan who was prominent not just…
This week: how did the overseas slave trade from Japan continue despite a Portuguese ban? How was the trade finally…