This week, we cover the little-known “Chichibu Incident,” an uprising against the Meiji government in 1884 that saw several thousand…
Today, we cover one of the most unusual stories of WWII: the policy of saving and protecting Jews pursued by…
This week, we cover poet and political activist Yosano Akiko in her drift from icon of the political left to…
This week, we take a look at the bizarre history of a single text — Senkyou Ibun, or Strange Tidings…
This week, we cover the life of real estate mogul and international gambling sensation Kashiwagi Akio. Who was he? How…
This week, we cover the story and legacy of the great warrior Kusunoki Masashige. Why does he have the unique…
This week; the zenith of Omoto, its fall, and its postwar rebirth. Plus, what have we learned? Sources Stalker, Nancy. Prophet…
This week, we tackled the origin of one of Japan’s new religious movements: Oomoto, or The Great Origin. Where did…
This week, we cover postwar Tokyo as it recovers from the devastation of war in remarkable time, and take some…
This week: the Great Kanto Earthquake, the firebombing campaign, and Tokyo during the Occupation. Sources Mansfield, Steven. Tokyo: A Biography. Seidensticker,…