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General Douglas MacArthur's bloody campaign to defeat die-hard Japanese forces and liberate the Philippines “I shall return,” General Douglas MacArthur promised the Filipino people following the Japanese invasion and occupation of the Philippines in spring 1942. The people there believed...

An incredible sea story that turns the Age of Exploration on its head, following the first Japanese man to set foot on North America and England. On November 12, 1588, five young Asian men—led by a twenty-one-year-old called Christopher—traveled up the River Thames to meet Queen Elizabeth I...

This box set contains all the stories and insights from twenty years of living and working in the country. Practical Stuff will have you hit the ground running and get off to a great start in no time. Teaching English includes priceless information on how to navigate the private sector and public education system, along with some of my best lesson plans for all ages. Cultural Stuff lays bare the real reasons behind why the Japanese do what they do from a foreign perspective and spares you years of wondering why.

The people of the Philippine Islands during the early half of the 20th century experienced various waves of Western imperialism, two wars of attempted secession from Western powers, and two world wars. And yet the Philippine Islands and its people have received only small subheadings in many American textbooks and histories.

On August 18, 1945, US Army Sergeant Anthony J. Marchione bled to death in the clear, bright sky above Tokyo. Marchione, a gunner in the US Air Force, died, like so many before him in World War II, quietly, cradled in the arms of a buddy. Though tragic, Marchione's death would have been no more notable than any other had he not had the dubious distinction of being the last American killed in World War II combat.

2026年NHK大河ドラマ『豊臣兄弟』超入門！三英傑の一人に数えられ、誰もが知る豊臣秀吉。その輝かしい功績の陰には、軍事と政務の両面から秀吉を一途に支え続けた、実弟であり、天下一の補佐役・豊臣秀長の存在があった。本書は、天下統一を成し遂げた秀吉・秀長兄弟の軌跡を、最新研究をもとに解説していく。

Whisky Rising: The Second Edition is the most up-to-date, comprehensive resource on Japanese whisky. This fully updated guide by whisky authority and Japanese whisky expert Stefan Van Eycken takes you on a tour of some of the most coveted whiskies in the world. Japanese whiskies have become some...

Each story reveals a piece of the Japanese spirit and shows how these old tales still matter today. Download this audiobook to start your journey into the world of Japanese folktales and legends!

通説を打破!たった二代で滅びた栄華と衰退の真相農民から大出世を遂げた天下人として知られる豊臣秀吉。しかし、彼とその一族の実像は、驚くほど謎に満ちている。

As the soldiers lifted me from the floor, my father's eyes locked with my own. For just a moment, I thought I saw a shadow of sadness across his face. But it disappeared as quickly as it had arrived, replaced with my father's look of perpetual determination. "You'll find me at the hospital," I...

竹田恒泰が６年の歳月をかけて執筆・編集し、令和５年度の文部科学省の検定に合格した令和書籍刊行の話題の歴史教科書『国史教科書 第７版』がオーディオブックになりました。

寧(北政所)と茶々(淀殿)．現代の目は，この二人を秀吉の妻と愛妾と見て，あたかも対立したかのように捉えてきた．しかし実は，二人は連携して豊臣家を運営，大きく動く歴史の中で確かな役割を果たしていた

時代を超え読み継がれている日本最古の歴史書『古事記』。「天野岩屋戸隠れ」「八岐の大蛇」「因幡の白兎」など誰もが聞いたことがある物語をはじめ、「国生み・神生み」「天孫降臨」「ヤマトタケルの遠征」など…

For nearly a thousand years, the samurai stood at the heart of Japan’s history—warriors of the sword, guardians of tradition, and ultimately casualties of modern change. Their story is one of loyalty and betrayal, war and peace, honour and decline. To understand the samurai is to understand Japan itself, for no other class shaped the nation’s destiny so profoundly. The Rise and Fall of the Samurai traces this extraordinary journey through ten defining moments.

What do you get when you mix sun gods, death gods, dragon-slaying storm brothers, and a mirror that brought back the light? You get the Kojiki—the oldest book in Japan, the sacred origin story of a nation, and the mythic scroll that crowned emperors for over a thousand years.

This study researched on Japanese People’s DNA and Ancient History to discover who the Modern Japanese People’s ancestors were. It examines DNA from all over Asia and the Pacific Islands to discover their origins. Japan has a lot of archaeologists-created history from the remains of people called the “Jomon” and the “Yayoi” (Lumen Learning, ND). Every scholar the author could find claim Japanese are made up of two different people—one from the north and one from the south. Is this true? This is a qualitative study with a goal to find out who the Japanese originated from using genetics.

日本が近代化に向けて大きな一歩を踏み出した明治時代は、実はとても厳しい社会でした。社会が大きく変化する中、人々は必死に働き、頑張りました。

私たちが日々実践している文字による言語活動は、長い時をへて形づくられてきたものだ。古代における漢字の受容から、往来物による学びの時代へ。近世の文字文化の多様な展開から、近代学校の成立へ。

敗戦で国柄を蒸発させ、精神の故郷を喪失した日本人。〝祖国〟を取り戻すためには何が必要なのか？

日本の紙幣に天皇の肖像画が一切登場しないのはなぜか？手塚治虫は、なぜ「火の鳥」の中で「騎馬民族征服王朝説」を描いたのか？歴史上の悪者「物部守屋」は、なぜ後世になって顕彰の対象になったのか？