This week, Christian Nagasaki survives its early trials and tribulations to become a Jesuit fortress-town, and a centerpiece of some…
One of the most violent players in the NHL got famous for his illegal moves, bench-clearing brawls, and on-ice mooning.…
This week, we’re covering the founding of Japan’s most unusual city: Nagasaki, unique among major Japanese cities in being founded…
Today, we’re discussing the evolution of a unique form of modern Japanese art: shin hanga, or new woodblocks, which attempted…
In 1969, a group of graduate students had a great time smashing up a car. Their very strange psychology experiment…
Sometimes you just have to take advantage of a cheap joke about a silly number to take a look at…
For our final episode of 2021, we’re looking at the origin of one of Japan’s most famous pieces of literature:…
This week, we have a biography of one of the rare women of medieval Japan who was prominent not just…
Was a poor Jewish kid from Massachusetts the real inspiration for Professor Moriarty? Meet Adam Worth, the gentleman thief so…
This week: how did the overseas slave trade from Japan continue despite a Portuguese ban? How was the trade finally…