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unusual facts about Japanese history



Charles S. Terry

Charles S. Terry (1926–1982) was an American translator and academic in the fields of Japanese history, art, and literature.

Gallaher Group

Japan Tobacco became the sole owner of the Gallaher Group on 18 April 2007, in the largest ever foreign acquisition in Japanese history.

Jackson Bailey

Jackson H. Bailey (1925 – August 2, 1996) was an American academic who was noted expert in Japanese history, culture, and Japanese-American relations.

Rice broker

Rice brokers, which rose to power and significance in Osaka and Edo in the Edo period (1603-1867) of Japanese history, were the forerunners to Japan's banking system.

Shuhei Fujioka

As evident in the flagship products, "Memories In Eternity", these products celebrated Japanese history and culture.


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Albert Craig

Albert M. Craig (born 1927), American professor of Japanese history

Beatrice Bodart-Bailey

In 1991 she became professor of Japanese history at Otsuma Women's University, where she was a founding member of the Department of Comparative Culture.

Four mirrors

Shikyō (Japanese: 四鏡) "Four Mirrors"; four Japanese history books of the Muromachi Period

Hibiya Incendiary Incident

Shumpei Okamoto: The Emperor and the Crowd: the Historical Significance of the Hibiya Riot; In: Tetsuo Najita, J. Victor Koschmann (Hrsg.): Conflict in Modern Japanese History: The Neglected Tradition (engl.), Princeton University Press, 1982, ISBN 0-691-10137-X

Japanese sword

During a meeting with General Douglas MacArthur, Dr. Honma produced blades from the various periods of Japanese history and MacArthur was able to identify very quickly what blades held artistic merit and which could be considered purely weapons.

Kiyohara clan

Sei Shōnagon - daughter of Motosuke, and one of the most famous women poets in all of Japanese history

Nagao clan

Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578), originally Nagao Kagetora, is one of the most famous warlords in Japanese history.

Nakatomi clan

However, by the time of Nakatomi no Kamatari, in the early 7th century, the clan had switched sides, possibly as a result of their loyalty and close connection to the Imperial family; following Prince Shōtoku, likely the most famous advocate of Buddhism in all of Japanese history, and later Prince Naka no Ōe, the Nakatomi helped eliminate the Soga clan, powerful and very active supporters of Buddhism, and of the current administration of the time (see Isshi Incident).

Ō no Yasumaro

He is most famous for compiling and editing, with the assistance of Hieda no Are, the Kojiki, the oldest extant Japanese history.

Ogata, Ōita

The history of Ogata town is based on ancient Japanese history that includes the legendary hero Ogata no Saburo Koreyoshi.

Rakuyōshū

Two complete copies were survived during the turbulent feudal period of Japanese history: one is now held by the Tenri Central Library, in Tenri, Nara, and the other is held by the British Library through Ernest Satow who bought this copy from antique dealer in Edo.

Sadatoshi Tomioka

In his later years, Tomioka assisted in editing a Japanese history of the Pacific War and, in 1951, he served on a 12-man commission to assist the Japanese government in the establishment of the present day Japan Self-Defense Forces.

Taki-no Castle

The most recent structure was built in the 15th century by Ōishi Sadahisa and existed during the 16th century Sengoku Period of Japanese history.

Tei Gordon

The book is a non-fiction historical biography about a young Japanese boy named Otokichi that eventually inspired Commodore Perry to open trade relations with Japan in 1854 and dramatically impacted modern Japanese history.

Uesugi Norimasa

He is perhaps best known as the adoptive father of Uesugi Kenshin, one of the most famous warlords in Japanese history.