Bakumatsu, Part 3: The Last Shogun
Things appeared grim for Choshu Domain after their defeat to western forces at the Battle of Shimonoseki. In a few short years, however, their fortunes would be completely reversed and the Bakufu would find itself politically besieged.
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2024/06/03/bakumatsu-part-3-the-last-shogun/
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Bakumatsu, Part 2: Blood in the Streets
After the assassination of Ii Naosuke, political violence became a new norm. The Shogunate was deeply troubled when a rebellion began in its own backyard of northern Kanto, in Mito Domain.
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2024/05/30/bakumatsu-part-2-blood-in-the-streets/
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The Black Ships
Season 12, Episode 10: The Black Ships

A photograph of Commodore Matthew C. Perry toward the end of his life, around 1856. Commodore Perry succeeded in forcing Japan to open its nation to foreign trade in 1854. Source: Public Domain

A Japanese illustration of one of
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2024/05/23/the-black-ships/
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Pillars of Resistance
Throughout the 1840s, various groups sought to find solutions to repeated violations of sakoku and questioned the ability of the shogunate to practically defend the country if there was an actual invasion. Many came to very different conclusions.
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2024/05/20/pillars-of-resistance/
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