Why did a Japanese lord in the 16th century reject the gift of a clock?

With Shōgun getting stellar reviews and big ratings on Hulu, feudal Japanese culture is back on our collective radar. The juice of this limited series is exploring the enormous cultural and political differences between the Japanese and the Europeans. Sometimes those differences are huge and obvious. — Read the rest
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