Susan Karen Burton
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Historian, writer, Japanophile
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On the journey they were beaten, tortured and shackled beneath a waste pipe. The ship had dropped anchor in the middle of the bay of Hirado, a thriving trading post in the west of Japan, north of Nagasaki...
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The first Welchman in Japan
Susan Karen Burton In the summer of 1619, three sailors lay chained in the hold of Dutch sailing ship, The Angell. Captured in a sea battle between the Dutch and the English off the coast of Java, the...
https://nation.cymru/feature/the-first-welchman-in-japan/
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Happening this Sunday - all welcome.
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2025.10.06 Interview in Japan: Dr Susan Karen Burton "The Year of Wales and Japan 2025"
YouTube video by CymruJapan
https://youtu.be/rpsZ2ecbqtE?si=bG3zbpitV7mpVoke
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This Sunday - all welcome!
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These are a few of my favourite things ...
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The Non-fiction That Shapes Us: Susan Karen Burton
Hinterland authors reflect on the non-fiction that inspires their own writing.
https://hinterlandnonfiction.substack.com/p/the-non-fiction-that-shapes-us-susan
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2025 is the year of
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and last week, DJ and podcaster Yuko Nakauchi taught a Japanese lesson at Wrexham eisteddfod where my book 'The Transplantable Roots of Catharine Huws Nagashima: Encounters with the Welsh in Japan' by
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was on the shelves at the bookshop.
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A worrying article. I love the bitter taste of matcha in all its forms, particularly: matcha Kitkats, matcha lattes, and matcha donuts with coconut glaze.
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www.theguardian.com/food/2025/ap...
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‘Skyrocketing’ demand for matcha raises fears of shortage in Japan
Fuelled by social media, a global boom is outstripping production of the powdered green tea
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/apr/05/skyrocketing-demand-for-matcha-raises-fears-of-shortage-in-japan
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What an interesting article.
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An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people. Excavation is not his goal. The “gamahuya” wants the bones to be identified and returned to their fa...
https://apnews.com/article/japan-okinawa-ww2-remains-us-military-b57be5cb4ff38888fe03f8e98213f7fe
7 months ago
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Out June 2025
7 months ago
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Looks like the party has moved over to Bluesky so here I am. Will continue to post on X awhile as many of my Japanese friends are on there.
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