The Birth of the Shogunate: Minamoto no Yoritomo’s Revolution The Kamakura Shogunate, Japan’s first military government, emerged from the ashes […]
The Mythological Foundations of Japan’s Imperial Line The story of Japan’s first emperor, Jimmu, represents one of the most fascinating […]
A Fragmented Archipelago: Japan’s Geographic Foundations Japan occupies a strategic position in the western Pacific, stretching like a serpentine chain […]
