Episode 34: OMG Part 1

A Short History of Japan Podcast by Cameron Foster

Oct 9, 201431:36Society & Culture

To Christian missionaries, Japan was a most attractive prospect. Literate, cultured and rich - the Jesuits arrived in Japan in the 1500s and set about a process of conversion: from the lowest peasant to the highest warlo...

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