16th-century shogun Hideyoshi's letter unveiled

16th-century shogun Hideyoshi's letter unveiled

KOBE, Japan - Kobe University in western Japan releases on Dec. 8, 2014, a sealed letter sent by 16th-century shogun Toyotomi Hideyoshi to a clan leader in Toba, Mie Prefecture, to thank him for his assistance in Hideyoshi's aggression of the Korean Peninsula.

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