We discuss medieval Japan in today's episode, in preparation for the new TV show, Shogun. Professor of Japanese History Frederik Cryns joins to discuss the practice of suicide - Seppuku, the clash of cultures as Japan was visited by Portuguese merchants, Jesuits and in 1600, the first Brit: William Adams.
Links Discussed
Shogun
In the Service of the Shogun: The Real Story of William Adams, by Frederik Cryns
Seppuku
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