Monthly Archives: February 2012

Mori Ogai: The Demands of the Day, Part One

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Between 1850 and 1900, Japan underwent a change as drastic as any nation has undergone in half a century anywhere on earth. The insular nation of 1850 was rocked first by its forced opening to the west at the hands … Continue reading →

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