Category: History

Honda Tadakatsu: The Invincible Samurai of the Sengoku Era

Japan Green Traffic Lights: The Curious Case of Blue Signals

Sasebo-Slashing: The Murder Of An 11-Year-Old Girl By Her Classmate 

Did Junko Furuta’s killers ever get sentenced for their crimes?

American Whose ‘Dream Was to Marry a Japanese Woman’

5 Mind-Baffling Myths That Are Commonly Held in Japan

Hashima Island: The Hauntingly Beautiful Ghost Island of Japan

What happened to the Japanese love of nature?

The Art of Washi – The Japanese Paper Lanterns Festival

The Origins of Cosplay

How an Englishman saved Japan’s Cherry-Blossoms

What is the meaning of Hadouken

Visiting Japan’s oldest Whisky Distillery

Junko Iwao at Anime North 2018

Iaido–The Ancient Art of Swordsmanship Entering a New Age

Hachiko – An incredible story of loyalty, love, and friendship

Should Tattoos Continue to be Banned From Onsen in Japan?

Why are there no Empresses in Japan?

The Will to Secede: Japan’s Micro-nation Boom

6 Things Everybody Gets Wrong About Samurai

The Lost Kingdom of Yamatai

The Town That Banned Cucumbers

Was WWII a Holy War?

Rice Riots