Using Google Earth as our map, we follow the Mongol invasions of Japan by tracing the sea routes, landing points, and battlefield terrain that defined both campaigns in 1274 and 1281. We begin across ...

"The myth that kamikaze, or divine winds, protected Japan against the Mongol invasions of 1274 and 1281 is linked to a belief in absolute victory in the Pacific War in the twentieth century. But what ...

Artifacts discovered on the seabed off Takashima island here were confirmed as parts of a shipwreck from the 13th century ...

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Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a Mongol ship that reportedly participated in the 13th century invasion of Japan that was foiled by a typhoon. They thought it was divine intervention.