Culture
The British in Bakumatsu Japan: The Tozenji Incident
(First of 3 Parts) The Bakumatsu era and subsequent Meiji restoration was a turbulent time in Japan. It […]
Economy & Tech
BOOK REVIEW | ‘The Ghost of Namamugi’ by Robert S.G. Fletcher
Charles Richardson’s Ghost One fine September afternoon in 1862, six years before the Meiji Restoration, a [&hel
Travel
Samurai Spirit of Fukushima: The Shonentai Youth Corps of Nihonmatsu Castle
(First of 3 Parts) At the end of the Edo period (1600-1868), Japan was in turmoil. There had […]