FEATURED
Taisho Era: Five Facts About Japan’s Shortest Modern Period
The Taisho Era may have been short, but it was anything but uneventful. Learn more about this short but tumultuous era in…
Showa era
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FEATURED
CULTURE
Enka Music: From Political Protest to Cultural Tradition
How a form of political protest music came to be regarded as an art form that captures "the heart of Japan."
CULTURE
A 10-Day Vacation: Behind Japan’s Epic “Golden Week”
How did Japan's notoriously long yearly holiday get even longer? Inside the holidays that make up Golden Week.
LAW & CRIME
Japan’s Most Brazen Robbery Is Still Unsolved More Than 50 Years Later
50 years ago, someone managed to steal 300 million yen without firing a shot. Was it, as some say, the perfect crime?