February 11th 1889 marks one of the sharpest historical turning points of modern Japan. On this day, the Constitution of the Empire of Japan was officially proclaimed by means of a state ceremony conducted by the Meiji ...
The history of modern Japan begins with a paradox. This period’s axiomatic starting point, the Meiji Restoration of 1868, was marked by intentions which, in further consideration, appear anything but modern: the restoration ...
The idea of the “word soul“ is considered an important mental and spiritual concept of Japanese antiquity. It is based on a concept originating in sympathetic magic, according to which no essential difference exists between ...
