Final part of a mini-series, this story first appeared on The Jet Coaster. It is edited and used with consent. Following my first dream,...
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By Yukihiro Watanabe The Kanda Myojin Shrine is dedicated to a guardian god that has protected shoguns and citizens of Japan since the...
Part 4 of a mini-series, this story first appeared on The Jet Coaster. It is edited and used with consent. Related Stories: How...
Part 3 of a mini-series, this story first appeared on The Jet Coaster. It is edited and used with consent. Related Stories:...
By Kaichi Iwamoto The popularity of the endearing “station master” Tama, a female calico cat on the Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line,...
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What comes to mind when you think of Japan? Yes, there are the loud lights, jaw-dropping temples, and the manga and anime bursting with colors and sounds....
Oliver Trapnell Japan’s rainy season is in full swing and people have begun spending more time indoors. To help satiate their boredom, many will begin...
Peter Tasker Who is Ryoma? He’s a topnotch swordsman who takes on 30 kendo opponents in a row and leaves them all battered and bruised....
If you spent any time scrolling through Netflix this weekend, you probably saw a new original animated series called Aggretsuko. The show is from...
A new book is out making Japanese history far more accessible to the English-speaking world. The book, 英語対訳で学ぶ日本 ー 歴史と文化の111項目, covers 111 highlights from Japanese history, providing...