Japanese History & Culture

Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Kimenbusshin” — Stern Face, Kind Heart

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

Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Fuufu-enman” — Marital Bliss

Japanese Holidays: How to Celebrate Setsubun

Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Zento-yoyo” — The Future Looks Bright

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

Lafcadio Hearn’s Matsue – The Chief City of the Province of the Gods

Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Shinki-itten” — A Fresh Start