A statue of atomic bomb survivor Sasaki Sadako in Seattle was cut off at its feet. Community members believe the thief was after the statue’s valuable metals.
When the U.S. Civil War broke out in 1861, samurai still ruled Japan. How did the samurai – recently forced into trade with the US and on the cusp of their own war – react?
Were Japan’s World War II-era kimonos depicting images of war a propaganda tool – or a natural outpouring of support?
An online campaign raises enough money to recover a piece of history: an anchor from the attempted 13th century Mongol invasions of Japan.
A viral tweet claims that the Japanese ambassador to Ukraine stayed in Kyiv in his ancestral armor. Much as we love gusoku, it’s not true.
Learn about the Dewa Sanzan, the three mountains that are the pride of Japan’s north – and a deeply spiritual site for many.
Narita, Japan’s busiest airport, was once the site of a titanic civil struggle that pitted thousands of armed activists and farmers against the state.
The disintegration of a far-left paramilitary group led to a standoff that was watched on live TV by 90% of the country – and that changed Japanese politics for decades.
Pushed underground by vigilant police surveillance, Japan’s militant far left went down a dark path that would tarnish its name in infamy for decades to come.
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