A Day In History

A Brief History Of Punishment In Ancient Japan (2022x1)

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Not much is known about Japan’s history before 4th century AD. Historians have concluded that the ancient Japanese lived in small chief-led villages and were self-sufficient, having little contact with others outside their clan. This changed as the population grew and, by the Kofun period, the earliest murmurings of government were established. Our earliest written records come from Chinese travellers during this part of the Yamato period.