Asakawa Kan’ichi: Japan’s Radical Change 1

I have previously described Historian Asakawa Kan’ichi in one of my other blogs [1]. In his last writing [2] he reviews history of Japan 7th century CE – 20th century CE. He states that Japan has undergone five radical changes in the past 1300 years that have helped her overcome existential threats. This blog describes the first of the five.

Radical Change 1. Prince Shotoku’s reforms (7th century CE)

Fig. Japan 7th century CE

Source: google earth

Modified by the author



Fig. Prince Shotoku.

Wikipedia site:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Umayado_Miko.jpg

This is in the public domain.

Asakawa Kan’ichi (1873 –1948) was a Professor of History at Yale, peace advocate, and a curator at Yale Library. He was born in Japan as the son of a samurai, however, he spent most of his time in America.


Fig. Asakawa Kan’ichi

“Kan’ichi Asakawa Papers (MS 40). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.”

https://japanesehistory.yale.edu/about

[1]https://japanlatebloomer.blogspot.com/2024/02/asakawa-kanichi-from-samurai-to-yale.html

[2] Asakawa, K., “Shinsei Nihon no Tenbo”, in Yabuki, S., “Haisen, 

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