Amazingly, the area is now lush with trees that began growing months after the blast. Like phoenixes from the ashes, they are a symbol of hope...
There was a third way to end the war — the same manner as the vast majority of conflicts concluded throughout history: with a negotiated peace.
In the ancient Greeks’ Olympic Games around 2,800 years ago, an Olympic truce was observed to help secure safe travel to and from the Games. The...
Literally meaning “plate noodles”, this dish has similar ingredients to Champon but is a wonder all of its own.
Those with a penchant for urban exploration should take a Gunkanjima Cruise out of Nagasaki City to witness the crumbling former coal mining island for themselves....
Ghost of Tsushima, a video game produced by Sucker Punch and set in feudal Japan, has managed to rally fans to bring some real help on...
~The choice is still ours—our friendship can change the world, if we want it to.~ Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you...
An 83-year-old man, who lost his older sister due to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, has opened up about a precious diary that she...
The Tokyo Advertising Museum in Shinbashi is the only museum dedicated to the history of advertising in Japan. It was opened in 2002 to commemorate the...
It might sound strange, but picture this. A boulder the shape of an apple with a big bite taken out of it stands in...
For the coming three weeks I will report once in a while on what I witness as I travel Japan by bicycle from Kyushu to...
When Pope Francis administered Mass to an adoring crowd at Tokyo Dome on November 25, the diversity of the congregation present was remarkable. Many...
