Bridging Continents: The Japanese People of Africa

Do you know the peculiar similarities between the Japanese people of Asia and the Edo people of West Africa, extends beyond sharing the name "Edo." Tokyo, the former capital of Japan, was also known as Edo, reflecting a period of internal peace, political stability, and economic prosperity under the rule of Tokugawa Ieyasu's shogunate. This historical era is vividly portrayed in the mini-series "Shōgun," which recounts the tale of the fictional warlord Yoshii Toronaga. Here are some additional intriguing similarities between these distant cultures...