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…
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HISTORY
HISTORY
Shuri Castle: The History of a Cultural Landmark
A look at the history of Shuri Castle and its significance as a cultural landmark following its tragic destruction in a massive…
POLITICS
Fukushima Workers Battle Leukemia – and Bureaucracy
Eight years out, Japan's nuclear meltdown still impacts Fukushima workers. One man's fight against disease - and the company that refuses to…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
New Japanese Words Describe an Eventful 2019
The annual list of hot new Japanese words provides valuable insights into the ideas and events that dominated the country this past…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Easy Japanese Gains Attention After Typhoon Hagibis
The natural disaster that struck Japan this month left a looming question in its wake: How should the government warn an increasingly…
CULTURE
A Disconnected Phone in Japan Connects Survivors to the Departed
How a lonely "wind phone" in Japan's Iwate Prefecture provides a sense of solace to survivors of the 2011 tsunami.
SOCIETY
Hay Fever in Japan: A Man-Made Nationwide Epidemic
How did a condition once thought to be non-existent in Japan become the country's "national illness"? Blame the government, says Krys Suzuki.
HISTORY
Cataclysm: The 1888 Eruption of Fukushima’s Mount Bandai
In 1888, "the Mount Fuji of the North" erupted so fiercely that it remade the local landscape. The incredible story of how…