ENTERTAINMENT
Dazai Osamu Wants Us To Feel Less Alone
A new collection of the Japanese author's short stories in English comes as he enjoys a resurgence thanks to BookTok and anime.
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ENTERTAINMENT
LAW & CRIME
Report: 70s Leftist Bomber in Japan Confessed Before Death
Police now say that the bomber, who evaded capture for 49 years, confessed to his involvement in a bombing targeting a construction…
POLITICS
Japanese Red Army Leader Intends to Re-enter Political Arena
Shigenobu Fusako, former leader of the once-infamous Japanese Red Army, makes her first public appearance since release from two decades in prison.
HISTORY
Sanrizuka: The Battle for Narita Airport
Narita, Japan's busiest airport, was once the site of a titanic civil struggle that pitted thousands of armed activists and farmers against…
BOOK REVIEWS
Review: Coed Revolution: The Female Student in the Japanese New Left
Chelsea Szendi Schieder's new book deftly and fascinatingly reframes the history of Japan's New Left around the women who contributed so much…
HISTORY
Last Stand: The Hostage Crisis That Ended Japan’s Red Army
The disintegration of a far-left paramilitary group led to a standoff that was watched on live TV by 90% of the country…
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…
FEATURED
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…