Category
Perspective
For readers who want the argument behind the story: why it matters, what changed, and what remains contested.
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Articles in this category
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Perspective
How Japan Became Japan: Before the Samurai
Rice, Himiko, Yamatai, kofun, Buddhism, Nara, Heian, and the road to samurai power.
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Perspective
Sengoku
Warlords, castles, weapons, battlefield geography, and the myths around unification.
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Perspective
Bakumatsu
Black ships, Shinsengumi, civil war, Restoration, and the collapse of the old order.