02.29,2024 Column 2023 On some Ainu toponyms in Japanese texts of late 18th century A significant number of toponyms on Hokkaido, Sakhalin and Kuril Islands which are still in use today are […]
07.20,2023 Column 2023 Local Partners and Big Business in Tokugawa Japan – an example from the archive of the Nakai Genzaemon merchant house Big businesses always need local partners. During the Tokugawa period (1600-1868), large-scale merchant houses […]
