Kang Hang was a Korean scholar-official taken prisoner in 1597 by an invading Japanese army during the Imjin War of 1592–1598. While in captivity in Japan, Ka

Winner of the Portuguese Academy of History Award / Gulbenkian Foundation Award in History 2019 In The Portuguese Slave Trade in Early Modern Japan: Merchants,

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The East Asian War of 1592 to 1598 was the only extended war before modern times to involve Japan, Korea, and China. It devastated huge swathes of Korea and led

As East Asia regains its historical position as a world centre, information on the history of regional relations becomes ever more critical. Astonishingly, Nort