Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Park Statue Politics’ by Thomas J. Ward and William D. Lay
There has been a troubling lack of understanding of the comfort women issue. Indeed, given the refusal in many [&helli
Special Reports
Emperor Showa Favored Japan’s Rearmament, Documents Reveal
Michiji Tajima, the first grand steward of the Imperial Household Agency, kept detailed records of his audiences with
Travel
Find 500 Years of History in Okayama’s Picturesque Kurashiki
It is a somewhat curious experience walking through the streets of the Bikan old merchant district in Kurashiki, the [
Special Reports
Japan-Korea Relations Should Overcome History
I first began thinking about writing this commentary six months ago. In the interim, however, Japan-South Korean relat
Special Reports
Yasukuni on August 15th: A Place and Time for Remembering
In the United States, the beginnings of wars are often remembered. Remember the Alamo, Remember the Maine, Remember
Blog
Take Your Best Photos of Mount Fuji from Yamanashi
When you think of Japan, what comes to mind? Thousands of people scrambling across Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo? The [&he
Culture
[FUJI ROCK 2019] The Cure Return, and Fans Say They Just Keep Getting Better
The Cure played a triumphant return set at Fuji Rock 2019 on July 28, six years after they last played […]
Special Reports
When Some Korean Intellectuals Exaggerate, Distort History with Japan
There was “no racial discrimination concerning wages” against conscripted workers from the Korean peninsula during the
Culture
100-Year-Old Secret of Baumkuchen Puts Japanese Island Village on the Map
This year marks the 100th year since Baumkuchen, the German version of a spit cake, was introduced to Japan. […
Culture
Ekai Kawaguchi: First Japanese to Reach Tibet via British India and Nepal
Archival accounts of 19th century Tibet describe it as the forbidden, inaccessible, daunting, and remotely unreachable
Culture
[Mythbusters] KIMZNICKERS and the Crass KIMONO Flap
For much of May, my Google news alert was peppered with stories about a slug that had allegedly brought […]
Travel
Niigata’s ‘Giant Kite Battle’: A Story of Retaliation Turns Into A Festival Tradition
Three hundred kilometers west of Tokyo, in the heart of Japan’s Niigata Prefecture, lies Shirone. It is a modest [&hel