/u/whisperHailHydra's posts in /r/AskHistorians
I’ve seen Japanese artwork from the Edo era and before depicting Tigers. Did tigers ever inhabit the islands of Japan? If not, how might a Japanese person encounter a tiger before the Meiji era?
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Whatever happened to the Ryukyu royal family after Okinawa was annexed by Japan? After World War 2? Are there any living descendants today?
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During the Troubles in Ireland, if I were a Christian, but not Roman Catholic or a Loyalist-associated Protestant, such as a Greek Orthodox or a Lutheran, how would I be viewed by both sides?
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Why did Meiji Japan feel the need to centralize and turn Japanese martial arts into sports? (Kenjutsu to Kendo, Jujitsu to Judo, etc.)
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What do we know about Japanese soldiers who stayed in formerly occupied nations after World War 2? (Not the hold outs)
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In various plays, books and TV shows, the culture of the Weimer Republic is portrayed as having an incredibly seedy, decadent underbelly. Is there any truth to this?
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Why did various samurai in the Sengoku and Edo periods change their name later in life? Such as Shinmen Takezo becoming Miyamoto Musashi, and Matsudaira Motoyasu becoming Tokugawa Ieyasu? Was their a tradition for this?
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