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TOYOTOMI HIDEYOSHI

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other royal family members attend the spring garden party at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo in April 2025.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 22, 2026
Japan¡¯s imperial succession and the invention of tradition
The historical record is clear: The absolute prohibition on female monarchs is not timeless. It is a surprisingly modern invention.
Taiga Nakano (left) plays Toyotomi Hidenaga, the younger brother and right-hand man of legendary warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Sosuke Ikematsu) in NHK¡¯s new taiga drama, ¡°Brothers in Arms.¡±
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jan 2, 2026
NHK drama series returns to Sengoku Period spectacle
NHK¡¯s ¡°taiga¡± period drama leaves the pleasure quarters of Edo behind to shift focus on the right-hand man of one of Japan¡¯s great unifiers.
Illustrious historical figures swoop in to save Japan amid the COVID-19 pandemic in ¡°What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister.¡±
CULTURE / Film
Jul 18, 2024
¡®What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister¡¯: A historical dream team underperforms
Esteemed figures from Japan¡¯s past are digitally reincarnated to lead the country through a time of crisis in Hideki Takeuchi¡¯s flat-footed comedy.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / THE LIVING PAST
Jan 19, 2019
Toyotomi Hideyoshi: The brutality of victory
In 1590, having already subdued Kyushu and northeast Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi successfully took Osaka Castle after a three-month siege. But with opposition defeated, what happened next?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 14, 2017
¡®The Exhibition of The Sengoku Period: A Century of Dreams¡¯
Feb. 25-April 16
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 14, 2016
¡®Spectacular Accumulation¡¯ explains three warlords¡¯ obsession with objects
In ¡°Spectacular Accumulation¡± Morgan Pitelka relates the thrilling interactions between three ¡°unifiers¡± of Japan in the tumultuous decades of the late 16th century and early 17th century. This trio of warlords includes the bloodthirsty Oda Nobunaga, the vainglorious Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 19, 2016
Battle of Sekigahara: a war set in stone
The open valley basins of Gifu Prefecture at the very center of Honshu, where the town of Sekigahara lies, were easily co-opted as theaters of war. It¡¯s no coincidence, given the martial history of the region, that the town of Seki was once known as the premier sword-making spot in the country.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2014
Christian heritage of Japan
The government¡¯s announcement of its intention to make Christian sites in Nagasaki its official candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status in 2016 spotlights a side of Japanese history that many around the world have little awareness of.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 29, 2014
Under the beat of the Taiko in Kyoto
Kyoto¡¯s long history has ensured that it has seen its fair share of giants. Yet few of these legends have marked the city¡¯s physical appearance to the extent of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, despite the man¡¯s reputedly smallish stature.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 29, 2014
Chishaku-in: a Kyoto garden of deep repose
As a garden, Chishaku-in has many of the attributes of Japanese landscape design that should attract a good number of visitors. The fact that the temple in Kyoto¡¯s southeastern Higashikawara-cho district is rarely crowded, and that scant attention is paid to it in guidebooks, is therefore somewhat surprising....
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 2, 2013
Sweet times beside a scary Kyoto mound
¡°You have big hands, so make it a little larger,¡± Kataoka-san said, referring to the piece of sweet mochi (glutinous rice cake) I¡¯d been shaping as dexterously as I could manage.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 3, 2013
The Emperor and the general: a visit to Fushimi Momoyama
On the evening of Sept. 13, 1912, a cart decorated in gold leaf and lacquer and solemnly hauled by a team of oxen left the Imperial Palace in Tokyo along with a phalanx of people carrying banners, torches and weapons and beating drums and gongs. After midnight, a special train left Tokyo Station bound...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 26, 2013
The rarely, if ever, told story of Japanese sold as slaves by Portuguese traders
The subject of this slim volume is ¡°a series of events that are essential in understanding Japanese history¡± ¡ª events ¡°totally unknown, incredible, and unpleasant to read.¡±
LIFE
Oct 11, 2009
Fake names were to the fore in many a rise from humblest to highest
Here¡¯s a beguiling irony: Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-98), architect of Tokugawa Japan¡¯s rigid class structure and the author, in 1587, of a firm ban (not firmly enforced) on surnames for commoners, was himself born without a surname.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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