The Westernization of Japan
I watched an interesting thing on YouTube about the history of Japan on my lunch break today, and in doing so, I discovered something really interesting. It was Americans that kind of forced Japan’s hand and caused them to open up after several centuries of self imposed isolation. Japan has always struck me as a really interesting mix, but I haven’t been able to figure out why. It is almost as if they would like nothing more than to retreat back into their period of isolation, but can’t. There’s this… Read More »The Westernization of Japan