History

Japan’s Schindler: How Sugihara Chiune Saved Thousands Of Jewish Refugees

The story of how a Japanese diplomat went against the dictates of his own government in order to issue Jewish refugees with visas to Japan.

The epic tale of the 300,000 Japanese-Brazilians that Japan insisted it needed - until it suddenly didn't.

Why are there so many Brazilian-Japanese in Japan? The answer goes back to the Meiji era, and the government's need to get rid of its own citizens.

How the Black Dragon Society of right-wing nationalists and pan-Asianists pushed Japan ever further rightward prior to World War II.

How Japan's lone passenger on the Titanic survived - and the ridicule and judgment he faced upon his return.

Learn about how a low-ranking samurai, Sakamoto Ryoma, helped bring down the Shogunate - and why he lost his life for it.

How Japan defeated the German Empire in World War I and ruled over Micronesia for three decades - before it all came crashing down.

A look at Japan's art and culture from prehistoric times to the present - from earthenware and calligraphy on up to manga and anime.

Watch our latest video - a reading by author Noah Oskow of his original essay on the history of Hokkaido and how it came to be part of Japan.