Did This Fisherman Net Japan's Lost Sacred Mirror?
20th Century

Did This Fisherman Net Japan's Lost Sacred Mirror?

One haul of a fishing net in a remote Japanese village brought up something that could shake the foundations of an ancient faith.

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East AsiaJapan20th CenturyImperial JapanWorld War IIReligious AuthorityPolitical LegitimacyMythologyArchaeological DiscoveryState SecretsEmperor HirohitoShinto

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