Softcream is Forever Exactly 70 years ago, on July 3, 1951, Japanese people from the capital lined up…
Japanese Fashion Through the Eras: From Heian to Heisei When thinking of Japanese fashion in 2021, you might imagine Harajuku lolita dresses, Shibuya’s cool…
The Secret History Behind Japan’s Cannabis Control Act Here are two statements. Guess which one is true. In late 2020, a major Japanese…
On this Day in Japan: Morning Drama ‘Musume to Watashi’ Made Japanese TV History On this day 60 years ago Musume to Watashi (My Daughter and I) aired for…
The Kyushu Mikan: A Sour-Sweet Sliver of History The mikan, Japan’s quintessential winter fruit, which can be found on the coziest kotatsu and…
10 Japanese Castles Where You Can Walk in Samurai Footsteps Japan witnessed 150 years of widespread warfare during the 13th and 14th centuries as feudal lords…
Ten Years in Focus: How Photographer Mayumi Suzuki is Honoring Her Parents A Decade After March 11 Searching through the debris of her decimated neighborhood in Onagawa two weeks after the 2011…
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: 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 1980s With Tokyo Weekender turning 50 this year, we continue our roundup of news from the…
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…
