Japan Back Then: The Stories That Gripped the Nations in the 2000s Next in our lookback at the last 50 years of news is the 2000s, a…
On this Day in Japan: Nintendo Released the First Pokemon Games On this day 25 years ago, Nintendo released two versions of a role-playing game that…
The Meiji Jingu Story: Creating a Sustainable Ecosystem in Tokyo People often assume that a city the size of Tokyo could be nothing more than…
On this Day in Japan: JAL’s Near Miss Collision Above Suruga Bay On January 31, 2001, two Japan Airlines jetliners dramatically managed to avoid a mid-air collision…
Japan Back Then: The Stories That Gripped the Nation in the 1990s With Tokyo Weekender turning 50 this year, we continue our roundup of news from the…
Lafcadio Hearn’s Matsue – The Chief City of the Province of the Gods Searching for the essence of an ancient Japanese city based on a turn-of-the-20th-century metaphorical love…
Has the Amabie Warded Off Covid-19? A Look Into Japan’s Yokai Gone Viral Just as the Greeks had Cardea, the goddess of door hinges, in the Edo era,…
On This Day in Japan: Women in Japan Were Granted the Right to Vote On December 17, 1945, 75 years ago, the General Election Law was revised in Japan,…
Japan Back Then: The Stories That Gripped the Nation in the 1980s With Tokyo Weekender turning 50 this year, we continue our roundup of news from the…
The Life of Sakae Menda, the Man who Spent 34 Years in Prison for Crime He Didn’t Commit Human rights activist Sakae Menda passed away this week from natural causes at the age…
The First Time Diego Maradona Played in Japan Is Hard to Forget Following the recent death of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, we’re taking a moment to…
On This Day in Japan: The Shocking Death of Novelist Yukio Mishima On this day fifty years ago, Yukio Mishima completed the final instalment of his tetralogy…
Yokohama’s Boy Scout Memorial to an Unknown World War II Soldier Kodomo no Kuni Park, or “Children’s Country,” in the northwestern corner of Yokohama City has…
Sumo Training: How To Diet Like a Sumo Wrestler Sumo is more than just the national sport of Japan. Its tradition and culture. And…
Japan Back Then: The News Stories That Gripped the Nation in the 1970s With Tokyo Weekender turning 50 this year, we’re taking some time to reflect on some…
