Shapers of Japanese History

Yukawa Hideki: Nobel Laureate in Physics in the Cause of Peace INSIGHT | Oct 5, 2021

Kawabata Yasunari: Finding the Harmonies Between Literature and Traditional Art　CULTURE | Oct 1, 2021

Sen no Rikyū: Appreciation of Nature Fused with Aesthetic SenseCULTURE | Sep 3, 2021

Tange Kenzō: Monumental Architect of Modern JapanCULTURE | Jul 12, 2021

Beyond the Limits: Remembering Legendary Japanese Adventurer Uemura NaomiINSIGHT | Feb 12, 2021

Mishima Yukio’s Suicide and “The Sea of Fertility”CULTURE | Nov 25, 2020

The Translation of Zen: A Tribute to D. T. Suzuki CULTURE | Nov 11, 2020

Ordeal by Roses: The Astonishing Artistic Collaboration Between Mishima Yukio and Photographer Hosoe Eikō CULTURE | Nov 10, 2020

Kitasato Shibasaburō: A Pioneer in the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious DiseaseJAPAN LIFE | Oct 23, 2020

Mishima Yukio: Historical VisionaryCULTURE | Oct 2, 2020

Ikkyū Sōjun: The Enduring Legacy of a Zen RenegadeCULTURE | Mar 31, 2020

Mapping a Nation: Japan’s Most Famous Cartographer, Inō TadatakaCULTURE | Jan 30, 2020

Fukuzawa Yukichi: Advocate for Education and IndependenceCULTURE | Sep 4, 2019

Lafcadio Hearn’s Journey to the Center of the Japanese SpiritINSIGHT | Jan 9, 2019

Beyond East and West: Okakura Kakuzō and “The Book of Tea” 　CULTURE | Aug 30, 2018

The Life of Japan’s “Last Samurai” Saigō TakamoriCULTURE | May 9, 2018

Andō Momofuku: An Inventor Who Used His Noodle to Change Global Food CultureCULTURE | Apr 17, 2018

Shibusawa Eiichi: Japan’s Moral CapitalistCULTURE | Oct 23, 2017