Samurai LeadershipSanada Yukimura: The Samurai Who Charged Into Hopeless Odds
Sanada Yukimura (1567–1615) is one of the most admired warriors in Japanese history.He is praised not only for his ...
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Samurai LeadershipThe Samurai Spirit: Duty with Determination
In Japanese history, samurai followed a strict code calledbushido— the “way of the warrior.”Many people think this ...
Samurai LeadershipThe Samurai Who Fought with the Sun Behind Him
InThe Art of War, Sun Tzu wrote: “Never fight facing the sun.”In other words — let the sunlight shine into your...
Samurai LeadershipAkechi Mitsuhide: The Misunderstood Reformer
When people hear the nameAkechi Mitsuhide, they often think ofthe man who betrayed Oda Nobunaga.But there is anothe...
Samurai LeadershipHojo Masako: Japan’s First Woman to Lead the Samurai
When Japan’s first female Prime Minister,Sanae Takaichi, took office, many people called it a historic moment.But d...
Samurai LeadershipToyotomi Hideyoshi’s Global Investment: Trade and Ambition
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was not only a warrior but also a man who understood the power of global trade.In the late 1500s...
History LessonsThe One-Night Castle: Hideyoshi’s Secret of Leadership
Long before he became Japan’s ruler,Toyotomi Hideyoshiwas a servant namedKinoshita Tōkichirō.When his lord,Oda Nobu...
Samurai LeadershipThe Cost of Reform: Oda Nobunaga and the Challenge to Power
1. The Age of Sacred Power In 16th-century Japan, religion and politics were deeply connected.Powerful temples h...
Samurai LeadershipThe Samurai Chain of Command: Lessons from the Battlefield
In the age of the samurai, discipline and order decided victory.Behind every famous general stood a clearChain of C...
History LessonsOda Nobunaga and the Power of Open Trade: Lessons for the Modern World
In Japan’s Sengoku period — the Age of Warring States — power was measured not only by swords and soldiers, but byt...