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In a richly illustrated study, the authors trace Jimmu Tenno, Japan's legendary first emperor, on bronze mirrors of his own time.The mirrors, while steeped in mythology, tell the emperor's historic deeds almost exactly as do the eighth-century legends in the Kojiki and Nihon shoki, thereby revealing the founder of Japan and its ruling dynasty as a truly historical figure who lived - and worshipped the sun-goddess Amaterasu - in the third century of our era. These discoveries will have a major impact on the history of Japan.

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Michael P. Speidel, received his PhD in ancient history at the University of Freiburg/Germany. Since 1968 he teaches ancient history at the University of Hawaii. A Corresponding Member of the German Archaeological Institute with more than a dozen books to his credit, he researches warrior elites of archaic societies. Tomoko Fukushima received her Bachelor's degree in Japanese literature at Showa Women's University, Tokyo, and her Master's degree in ancient history at the University of Hawaii. She currently works toward her PhD in ancient history at the University of Hawaii.

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