I recently had a very interesting talk with Tony Vega, host of the Japan Station Podcast, about ninjas (real and fictional), medieval police, and crime and punishment in samurai-era Japan.
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Month: February 2020
Dawn on the Seto Inland Sea
A winter dawn breaks over Osaka as fishing boats return to the harbor with the morning’s catch.
Read moreHappy Setsubun!
In Japan, February 3 is Setsubun (節分), the day before the first day of spring.
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