THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 26, 2019 at 19:00 JST
Part of a rubbed copy of an epitaph that is believed to have been written by Kibi no Makibi. It shows the characters referring to “Japan” on the left and “Bi” on the right. (Provided by the Shenzhen Wangye Museum)
BEIJING--Researchers in Japan and China believe that an eighth-century Chinese epitaph was written by a visiting Japanese student, a valuable artifact that retraces the bilateral relationship in eastern Asia in ancient times. [Read More]
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