HISTORY
Stranded: Edo Era Castaways in the Russian Empire
In the Edo era, when setting foot on foreign soil was punishable by death, 16 castaways risked it all in an epic…
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HISTORY
HISTORY
The Tragedy of the Ehime Maru
How an avoidable tragedy strained relations between Japan and the US - and how the families of those lost struggled to cope…
PATREON
From Drunken Disaster to Japan’s Joke Party
The case of Maruyama Hodaka (丸山穂高) raises an interesting question: what's next after you nearly bring your country to war with the…
ENTERTAINMENT
Killer Tee: How a South Korean Boy Band Sparked Outrage in Japan
How a t-shirt worn by a boy band member might make the bad relations between South Korea and Japan even worse.
POLITICS
Why Did North Korea Arrest, Then Deport, a Japanese Man? (UPDATED)
The mystery surrounding a Japanese man whom North Korea said it arrested earlier this year only deepened when it announced they were…