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A Forgotten Tohoku “Tree War” and an Enduring Rivalry

To this day, a rivalry exists between the northern Japanese prefectures of Aomori and Iwate. And its source? A bunch of trees.
Blood on the Snow - JRA Part 2

Blood on the Snow: The Horrifying Implosion of Japan’s United Red Army

Pushed underground by vigilant police surveillance, Japan's militant far left went down a dark path that would tarnish its name in infamy for decades to come.

ユダヤ人から見た小林賢太郎氏のホロコーストコント(JPN Editon)

皆さんは情報を発信する時、誰の目に留まるのか意識しているでしょうか？日本人と繋がりの深いユダヤ人から見た小林賢太郎のホロコーストコントに関する本音をお伝えします。
Wanted poster for members of the Japanese Red Army

Japanese Red Army: Birth of a Homegrown Terror

Bombings, battles with the police, hijackings. Read about the Japanese Red Army - the revolutionary group that would shock Japan to its core.
Benkei, Japan's warrior monk

Benkei: Was Japan’s Warrior Monk Real?

Benkei was a Warrior Monk whose life was filled with rich history and folklore. Or at least, that's how the tale is told...
Saklhalin Island

Becoming Japanese: The Story of the Indigenous Uilta of Sakhalin

How the Japanese government attempted to erase and assimilate a small indigenous people - in one case, even using them as spies.
Sugihara Chiune

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 Japanese-Brazilians return to Japan

Japanese-Brazilians: The Story of Their Return to Japan

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

The Japanese Who Came to Call Brazil Home

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.

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