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English Version In Romance of the Three Kingdoms , Cao Cao is often set against Liu Bei and portrayed as a ruthless schemer who manipulated the realm for h

English Version Cao Cao, the warlord who carved out power in the age of the Three Kingdoms, and Oda Nobunaga, the Japanese Sengoku-era ruler who called him

English Version One of Miyagi Prefecture’s best-known haunted stories is called Otome no Inori, often translated as “The Maiden’s Prayer.” Strictly speakin

English Version In the United States, there are strange back roads with names that sound ominous even before you hear the stories behind them. One of the m

English Version Have you heard of hitori kakurenbo ? Horror fans may already know the name. It is a Japanese urban legend often translated as “one-person h

English Version When people think of the heroes of the Three Kingdoms, many probably picture Liu Bei Xuande first: the emperor of Shu, a man of righteousne

English Version In the previous two articles, we briefly looked at the real figure and achievements of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China and one of

English Version Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of Qin, remains a deeply debated figure even today. But what exactly is he judged for? His most famous ach

English Version Many readers came to know Qin Shi Huang through the manga Kingdom. The main story follows a boy named Xin as he aims to become a great gene

English Version Curses appear in cultures all over the world. In Japan, one of the better-known images is the straw doll nailed to a tree. But what about t