There were surprising similarities between Japan's famous medieval warriors and their European counterparts
From time to time I like to open up History, Etc to other historians working on Substack. Today’s post is written by Christopher Harding, who writes IlluminAsia - a newsletter and podcast all about the history, culture, traditions, food, film and… well, everything else of Japan.

Dan Jones
New York Times bestselling historian, broadcaster and author. My books have sold more than one million copies worldwide. My documentaries include the Netflix series Secrets of Great British Castles. I live in the UK.