history

Munakata Taisha: A World Heritage Site Offers Glimpses of Japan’s PastCULTURE | Dec 1, 2022

“Terakoya”: Edo-Period Education for AllJAPAN LIFE | Oct 24, 2022

“Yakyū” Nation: Celebrating 150 Years of Japanese BaseballCULTURE | Oct 7, 2022

Grading Japan’s New High School History CourseINSIGHT | Sep 29, 2022

Fear and Reverence: Japanese Views of Souls, Spirits, and GhostsCULTURE | Aug 30, 2022

Buddhism for the Modern Age: Messages from Nichiren on His 800th Birthday INSIGHT | Aug 8, 2022

Challenging the Myth of the Male Emperor: New Light on the Society of Ancient JapanINSIGHT | Jun 10, 2022

“Ningyo”: Japanese Merfolk and Auspicious MummiesCULTURE | May 18, 2022

Mystery Solved: Helmet and Armor at Toyama Temple Determined to Have Belonged to Shinsengumi Leader Kondō IsamiCULTURE | May 12, 2022

“Historic” Change in Japan’s High School Curriculum: Introducing Modern and Contemporary History INSIGHT | Apr 14, 2022

Dannoura: Historic Japanese Battleground that Marked the Rise of Samurai SupremacyCULTURE | Mar 18, 2022

The Genpei War: A TimelineCULTURE | Feb 24, 2022

The History of Kan’eiji and Ueno ParkCULTURE | Jan 21, 2022

160 Years of German-Japanese Friendship: Germany’s Role in Japan’s ModernizationINSIGHT | Dec 28, 2021

Saved by the Wind? The Mongol Invasions of JapanINSIGHT | Dec 23, 2021

World Heritage Site Nikkō TōshōgūCULTURE | Dec 17, 2021

Karaoke: Past, Present, and Future CULTURE | Nov 2, 2021

Ancient Dreams of Glory in the Wilderness: Heijōkyō and Chang’an CULTURE | Sep 23, 2021