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The earliest surviving written works from Japan, the Kojiki (712 CE) and the Nihon Shoki (720 CE), date from the early 8th century and were written using Chinese characters.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that the earliest surviving written works from Japan, the Kojiki (712 CE) and the Nihon Shoki (720 CE), date from the early 8th century and were written using Chinese characters?

Unclear. Several reference and peer-reviewed sources date the Kojiki to 712 CE and the Nihon Shoki to 720 CE and call them the earliest extant Japanese written works, but none of the placed items states that they were written using Chinese characters, so the script half of the claim is not covered.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 7
Kojiki - Wikipedia
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Kojiki - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kojiki

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Nihon Shoki - World History EncyclopediaFacebookYouTubeFacebook
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Nihon Shoki - World History EncyclopediaFacebookYouTubeFacebook. (n.d.). worldhistory.org. https://www.worldhistory.org/Nihon_Shoki/

Rewriting the Past: Reception and Commentary of Nihon shoki, Japan's First Official History
2017
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James, F. M. A. (2017). Rewriting the Past: Reception and Commentary of Nihon shoki, Japan's First Official History. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7916/D86978X2

Yoroi-kizome, Genbuku and taking the tonsure: rites of passage among the Bushi in Feudal Japan
2003
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Blomberg, C. (2003). Yoroi-kizome, Genbuku and taking the tonsure: rites of passage among the Bushi in Feudal Japan. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.30674/scripta.67279

The Land-Pulling Myth and Some Aspects of Historic Reality
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The Land-Pulling Myth and Some Aspects of Historic Reality. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.18874/jjrs.37.2.2010.185-222

The Kojiki/Nihon Shoki Mythology and Chinese Mythology: Theme, Structure, and Meaning
2021
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Tu, X. & Xie, W. (2021). The Kojiki/Nihon Shoki Mythology and Chinese Mythology: Theme, Structure, and Meaning. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12100896

武家の妖怪退治譚 ――中近世における土蜘蛛退治説話の変容――
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武家の妖怪退治譚 ――中近世における土蜘蛛退治説話の変容――. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.24619/00003259

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