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The Samurai Detectives: Volume 2 explores money and kinship in the Edo underworld

At high noon on a scorching summer day, retired samurai Kohei finds the fearsome Kumagoro writhing around a field in agony. The stricken man’s name translates as “demon bear”, and he’s the proprietor of a bar of the same name. Kohei finds him next to a temple famous for a…

The Conversation

Protesters target major new Nigerian museum embroiled in looted artefacts row

Protest at Mowaa comes amid dispute over ownership of Benin bronzes looted by British colonial forces

The Guardian - UK

The Samurai Detectives by Shōtarō Ikenami: a tale of honour, desire and mystery in Edo Japan

An upright young samurai, a cross-dressing sword-wielding maiden, a retired warrior, honour killings, killings not-so-honourable, and lovers of all kinds. Welcome to The Samurai Detectives, the first part of a series of popular historical mystery novels by Shōtarō Ikenami (1923-1990).

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Restitution row: how Nigeria’s new home for the Benin bronzes ended up with clay replicas

The public display of artefacts looted by British colonial forces at the new Museum of West African Art was supposed to be the crowning glory of a decades-long restitution effort. What went wrong?

The Guardian - UK

Rise of the Rōnin’s open world will let players explore Yokohama, Edo and Kyoto

It's been revealed that Rise of the Rōnin will let players fully explore 19th century Kyoto, Yokohama, and Edo (Tokyo).

TechRadar

Armed men kidnap 32 passengers from Nigeria train station leaving several injured

Armed men attacked the station in Igueben town in Edo State, abducting an unknown number of people waiting to board, said Chidi Nwabuzor, the police spokesman for Edo State, in a statement

Daily Mirror

Gunmen kidnap 32 people from southern Nigeria train station

Gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles have abducted more than 30 people from a train station in Nigeria's southern Edo state, the governor's office said on Sunday.

Reuters

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How centuries of self-isolation turned Japan into one of the most sustainable societies on Earth

At the start of the 1600s, Japan’s rulers feared that Christianity – which had recently been introduced to the southern parts of the country by European missionaries – would spread. In response, they effectively sealed the islands off from the outside world in 1603, with Japanese people not allowed to…

The Conversation

How Mortara ended a long drought to revive Formula E title challenge

Venturi racer Edoardo Mortara had to wait 54 races before his first Formula E pole position. But two in as many races in Berlin last weekend helped him to secure a victory and a second place that have thrust the Swiss right back into the title battle as Mercedes power…

Motorsport

How a long drought ending revived a Formula E ace's title challenge

Autosport

De Vries "surprised" by first corner Berlin E-Prix move on Mortara

Berlin E-Prix winner Nyck de Vries says his Edoardo Mortara pass into Turn 1 came as a 'surprise', but ensured he could 'be in command' of the Formula E race.

Autosport

Facebook’s fibre optics in Nigerian state put Africa pivot in focus

As company faces rising pressure in west, it is investing in digital infrastructure elsewhere

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