His actions alienated many, particularly military leaders who could have better resisted the Mongol invasion. By focusing more on consolidating his own power rather than defending the empire ...

MATSUURA, Nagasaki Prefecture—Artifacts discovered on the seabed off Takashima island here were confirmed as parts of a shipwreck from the 13th century Mongol invasion of Japan. The findings ...

Among them, the “tetsuhau” caught my eye. It was a firearm described in “Moko Shurai Ekotoba” (Mongol invasion picture stories), a two-volume set of picture scrolls by an unknown author ...