This week, it all starts to come crumbling down. Japan is plagued by scandals that destroy public confidence at the…
The Plaza Accord was supposed to fix the US-Japan relationship. How did that work out? Sources A partial translation of The…
This week, we’re going to talk about life in the bubble era by looking at three snapshots of that experience:…
This week, we turn our attention to the 1980s. Japan and the United States find their relationship wracked by increasing…
This week, we’re going to talk about the impact that the gun had on Sengoku Era Japan, and the ways…
This week, we discuss the history of one of the most important technologies in Japan: the gun. How did it…
This week, we’re taking a look at a specific oni tale, and probably the most famous one; the story of…
This week we talk oni, the demons of Japanese folklore and legend. What makes oni different from Western style demons?…
This week: how did the Hojo go from the zenith of their power to utter destruction in a single generation?…
This week, we will talk about the innovations the Latter Hojo used to secure their dominance, and about their long…