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The Metro Classic Japanese Podcast
Tsunayoshi: 17th century Japanese ruler with the ethics of the future
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Kyota Ko
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Episode 24
TOKUGAWA Tsunayoshi was an iconic ruler of Japan during the age of the samurais. Nicknamed Dog King, he is remembered as a maker of laws that beheaded people for killing or straying puppies, and was criticized for devaluing human lives.
But recent studies have reevaluated Tsunayoshi's policies as perhaps a major contributor to developing Japanese people's ethical values now.
Show host Kyota Ko narrates a story for all canine- and humanity-lovers.
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