HISTORY
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…
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HISTORY
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
How to Study Kanji for the JLPT Pt.1: Kanji Radicals
The trick to memorizing kanji for the JLPT is... don't! Instead, focus on learning kanji radicals, the alphabet of kanji characters!
ENTERTAINMENT
Summer Sonic Festival Promises Foreign Acts Despite Tight Border Control
With spouses, job-seekers, students and more stuck outside of Japan, a festival's claims at getting foreign talent into Japan grates.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Zuzu-ben: How Japan’s Northern Dialects Became Shorthand for “Hick”
Why a wide range of local dialects in Japan's north are intrinsically - and unfairly - associated with rural backwardness.
ENTERTAINMENT
Your Anime is Political: The Radical Revolutions of Akira and Evangelion
Some anime are more than political. In fact, our author argues, two of the most well-known anime in history are downright revolutionary.
CULTURE
The Uilta: an Invisible Indigenous Group in Japan
How one man's journey reflects the struggles of the Uilta people in defining themselves in the wake of Japanese colonization.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
10 Useful Japanese Social Media Slang Terms Worth Learning
Before you give your next ii ne in the ripuran, study our guide to online Japanese slang and start tweeting like a…
ENTERTAINMENT
Anime From the Left – and From the (Far, Far) Right
Anime may be entertainment, first and foremost. But art is almost always political. Anime is no exception.