Tsunayoshi: 17th century Japanese ruler with the ethics of the future

The Metro Classic Japanese Podcast

TOKUGAWA Tsunayoshi was an iconic ruler of Japan during the age of the samurais. Nicknamed Dog King, he is remembered as a maker of laws that beheaded people for killing or straying puppies, and was criticized for devaluing human lives.
But recent studies have reevaluated Tsunayoshi's policies as perhaps a major contributor to developing Japanese people's ethical values now.
Show host Kyota Ko narrates a story for all canine- and humanity-lovers.
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