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Two-century-old map shows Takeshima isles as part of Japan
For the first time, an official map from the late Edo Period (1603-1867 ... Funasugi was commissioned by the Japan Institute of International Affairs, a Tokyo-based think tank researching ...
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Exploring the Birth of Modern Japan at Hagi’s World Heritage Sites
Below, we take a tour of the five sites to highlight Hagi’s charms and the industrial developments of late-Edo Japan. The old castle town of Hagi sets on a delta island at the mouth of the Abu ...
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Exhibit shines light on visit by ‘UFO’-like ship in the Edo Period
A new exhibition is casting the spotlight on what some call Japan’s UFO story--a saucer ... 1803, during the late Edo Period (1603-1867). When locals looked at the strange boat, they saw ...