This week, we’re very lucky to have a chance to speak with Mr. Isaac Shapiro. Mr. Shapiro grew up in…
This week, we cover the story of Engelbert Kaempfer, who wrote one of the most thorough and best known accounts…
This week, we cover the Miike coal mine strike of 1960. As labor and management do battle over the future…
This week, we look at the contentious summer of 1960, in which the disputes of postwar Japan boiled over into…
This week, the origins and history of Sumo. Sources Hall, Mina. The Big Book of Sumo. An article from The Guardian on match…
This week, the story of Nakahama Manjiro, the castaway turned American whaler turned gold miner turned samurai turned English professor.…
This week, we conclude our up close look at the Shimazu family and Satsuma domain with a consideration of how…
This week, we cover the sengoku era history of the Shimazu clan, and their meteoric ascent from minor lords to…
This week, we start a short series on the history of one of the most influential fiefdoms in Japanese history…
This week, we tackle the evils of Unit 731 — its history, its experiments, and its ultimate escape from any…