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Kang Hao is a Chinese author of books on history, about whom limited public information is available; three of his works are currently included in the collection. His writing focuses on medieval and early modern Japanese history, with themes centering on Japan's encounters with the wider world and changes in political order. Among his works, Kamikaze and Copper Coins: Island Japan Encounters the World Empire, 1268–1368 examines Japan's historical situation under Mongol-Yuan pressure; The Onin War: The Beginning of Japan's Warring States Period traces the political and social developments surrounding the outbreak of the Warring States era; and Emperor and King: Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and His Age centers on Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to discuss the power structure and foreign relations of the Muromachi shogunate. These works suggest that he approaches Japanese history through specific events and figures, placing it within the connections between East Asia and the wider world and attending to causation and institutional context. His books are categorized under world history and general biography and are aimed at general readers interested in Japanese and East Asian history.