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Thursday, January 01, 2015

The 47 Rōnin: Re-opening the Fruit Cellar Door

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"Ōishi Kuranosuke" leads the pack of Akō rōnin into Sengaku-ji. I went to the 47 Rōnin Festival at Sengaku-ji temple on Dec...
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Sunday, June 22, 2014

The Evil Book Redeemed: Alexander Bennett's Translation Of The Hagakure

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For years, the Hagakure (along with its spiritual cousin, "Bushido: The Soul of Japan") has been the bane of the Samurai Archives....
Saturday, April 26, 2014

Katsu Kaishu, Navigator Of Chaos: An Interview With Romulus Hillsborough, Author Of “Samurai Revolution”, Pt. 2

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We’re happy to present our readers with the conclusion of our two-part interview with Romulus Hillsborough, author of the recently published...
Saturday, April 19, 2014

Rotating Volleys of Merchandise: The Battle of Nagashino as Pop Culture Phenom

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A few years ago we ran an article about the ‘Selling of Sekigahara’ -how battles from Japan’s past were a popular subject for merchandising...
Friday, April 18, 2014

A Dragon’s Head And A Loser's ‘Tale’-A Mini-Review Of Universal’s “The 47 Ronin”

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OK, finally saw this. Narukagami's review on the Samurai Archives Film Forum covered much of what I also think, so I'll limit mysel...
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Friday, March 28, 2014

Katsu Kaishu, Navigator Of Chaos: An Interview With Romulus Hillsborough, Author Of “Samurai Revolution”, Pt. 1

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Romulus Hillsborough is the author of several popular books dealing with the Bakumatsu / early Meiji period of Japanese history and the per...