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    Dutch author writes thriller about the myth of Yata no Kagami


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    Interesting booktrailer: De Spiegel van Ise-The Sacred Mirror.wmv - YouTube

    I cannot wait for a Japanese translation!

    The guy has a website: benmidland.com | The Official Web Site of the Best Selling Author

    Nice!
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    Thanks for sharing this! Btw, you can embed videos into posts.
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    Sorry, I did'nt know. Most forums are quite strict about that.
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    Sorry, I did'nt know. Most forums are quite strict about that.
    Ok. I used this sunday to figure out some more. Regarding his novel, he mentions Yata no Kagami on which a non-Japanese text is enscribed
    on the back. When I watch the book trailer the relic becomes stolen. Nice story.
    Anyway, what keeps me busy is that if this text is not in Japanese but it let's say hebrew, what does it mean for the Japanese people, especially the Hata?
    I don't want to think about that.
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    Interesting booktrailer: De Spiegel van Ise-The Sacred Mirror.wmv - YouTube

    I cannot wait for a Japanese translation!

    The guy has a website: benmidland.com | The Official Web Site of the Best Selling Author

    Nice!
    Interesting story. There are many mirros enshrined in Shrines across Japan, not only in Ise Shrine.
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    I did'nt know that Astroboy. This one seems to be different from the others in a way that it has a special relation with the Emperor. It cannot be seen for a reason I do not know why but it intrigues me a lot.
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    After splunging into the mysteries spreaded on the internet around the mirror Yata no Kagami I found out that the reason that it cannot be seen is that
    there's something written on the back of which isn't entirely Japanese. Regarding the stories of some people like Yano Yutaro, a ex militairy officer it is written in Hebrew. When I stick this to the novel of this author Ben Midland I conclude that it explains what the Japanese government has to do with it.
    They just don't want it to be observed, afraid of what might happen. As far as I concern, it will be the evidence of all the rumours on the Net about Jewish tribes reaching Japan in the late Yomon era.
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    FYI. Tomb of Jesus Christ
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shing%C...f_Jesus_Christ

    Some people believe it seriously.
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    Malformed url

    Astroboy, the url came malformed. It's better to tag keywords in wikipedia. Shingo, tomb of jesus christ.
    For some reason the browsercode does not pick it up.
    Anyway: quite funny. I guess it is because of the presence of the Nestorians in Japan..

    ---------- Post added at 23:24 ---------- Previous post was at 23:08 ----------

    When people really believe this then the novell of Ben Midland can become a bestseller. The synopsis of his book really makes sense. I found more than 60 directions leading to the early presence of Jews in Japan, more precisely Judah. I also found that members of the Hata tribe still have great influence on the Imperial court. In early days they performed onmyodo.
    Last edited by Shippeitaro; Jun 22, 2012 at 06:11. Reason: url comes malformed
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    O.k. It seems that the subject does not enjoy great interest here. Maybe too afraid for the Kunaicho?
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    Related to this subject, does anyone knows the background and whereabouts of Naoshi Onodera, the shadow emperor?

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