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On this Day in Japan: Nintendo Released the First Pokemon Games

News & Opinion

10 Things You Didn't Know About Emperor Naruhito

News & Opinion

On this Day in Japan: JAL's Near Miss Collision Above Suruga Bay

News & Opinion

Japan Back Then: The Stories That Gripped the Nation in the 1990s

History

How Well Did You Follow Japan's News This Year? Take This 2020 Quiz to Find Out!

News & Opinion

On This Day in Japan: Women in Japan Were Granted the Right to Vote

History

Japan Back Then: The Stories That Gripped the Nation in the 1980s

History

The Life of Sakae Menda, the Man who Spent 34 Years in Prison for Crime He Didn’t Commit

News & Opinion

The First Time Diego Maradona Played in Japan Is Hard to Forget

Sports
yukio mishima

On This Day in Japan: The Shocking Death of Novelist Yukio Mishima

News & Opinion

“The Conditions are Barbaric”: Real Stories From Japan’s ‘Hostage Justice’ System

News & Opinion

The 5 Best Movies of the 2020 Tokyo International Film Festival

Movies & TV