#Ōoka Tadasuke

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Ooka the Wise and the Two Women

A Tale of Justice and Wisdom from Japan One day, a case concerning a baby boy came to Ooka’s court. Two women claimed to be the boy’s mother, and Ooka was faced with the challenge of deciding which woman was telling the truth. Both women had recently come to Yedo (old Tokyo), and so there were no witnesses to support either claim. Thinking that the child himself would be sure to recognize his own…