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VOX POPULI: Letter by Korean taken to Japan in 1500s sheds light on her tragic life | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

June 8, 2023

Life was not kind to Julia Otaa, a Korean woman who was brought to Japan by a Christian “daimyo” (feudal lord) during the invasions of the Korean Peninsula by Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598).

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Letters by tragic 17th century Korean Christian causing a buzz | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

May 3, 2023

Scholars expressed amazement at the discovery of three letters written in the hand of Julia Otaa, a Korean woman who rose to high rank in 17th century Japan only to earn the moniker of “tragic Christian” for refusing to renounce her faith.

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VOX POPULI: Letter by Korean taken to Japan in 1500s sheds light on her tragic life | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Letters by tragic 17th century Korean Christian causing a buzz | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

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