2026-07

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi — From a Peasant’s Son to Ruler of the Realm, Japan’s Greatest Rise in Station

From a foot soldier's son to ruler of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi achieved history's greatest rise. We read unification, Korea wars, and fall through three views.
2026.07.05
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Sue Harukata — Why Did the Peerless Samurai General of the Western Provinces Strike Down His Lord and Fall at Itsukushima? The Daineiji Incident and the Theories

Sue Harukata, the peerless general of the Western Provinces, killed lord Ouchi Yoshitaka in the Daineiji Incident, then fell to Mori Motonari at Itsukushima.
2026.07.05
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Maeda Keiji — Who Was the Realm-Licensed Kabukimono? The Identity of Toshimasu, Toshitaka, and Keijirō, and the Theories

Maeda Keiji, the realm-licensed kabukimono, fled the Maeda house and served Uesugi Kagekatsu. We sort his birth, father, name, and death across six theories.
2026.07.05
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Azai Nagamasa — The Young, Valiant General of Northern Ōmi Who Upheld His Honor and Turned Against Nobunaga

Azai Nagamasa wed Nobunaga's sister Oichi yet upheld his honor and turned against him. We read the young Omi general's choice and end through three views.
2026.07.05
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Tokugawa Ieyasu — From Hostage to Ruler of the Realm: 75 Years of Endurance

From a hostage child to ruler of Japan: the 75 years of Tokugawa Ieyasu. How he overcame the rout at Mikatagahara, won Sekigahara, and founded the Edo shogunate, told through facts, theories and strategy.
2026.07.05
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Ōtomo Sōrin — The Life of the “Asian Sengoku Daimyō” and Christian Lord Who Ruled Six Provinces of Northern Kyūshū

Otomo Sorin, the Christian daimyo "Dom Francisco" who ruled six provinces of northern Kyushu. From the Nikai-kuzure coup and Xavier's protection to his rout at Mimikawa and Hideyoshi's Kyushu campaign, told through facts and theories.
2026.07.05
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Hōjō Ujimasa — The Fourth Lord of the Later Hōjō Who Overturned His “Foolish” Reputation by Achieving the Clan’s Greatest Domain

Hojo Ujimasa, the fourth Later Hojo lord, long branded a fool for the "twice-poured soup" and "Odawara council." Yet his era saw the clan's greatest domain. The story of his fall at Hideyoshi's siege of Odawara, retold through facts and theories.
2026.07.05
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