HISTORY
Mercenaries of Global Terror: Shigenobu Fusako and the Japanese Red Army
Shigenobu Fusako vowed to take the Japanese Red Army global. Her mission ended with dozens of innocent deaths.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Kwaidan: A Filmic Venture into Uncanny Japan
Eerie and beautiful, Kwaidan is the perfect introduction to the classic ghost stories of Japan. Further revelations await those who look deeper…
LIVING IN JAPAN
Tornadoes in Japan: A Rotating Rarity?
Tornadoes are far from the first natural disaster one thinks of in association with Japan - yet they occur more often than…
HISTORY
Last Stand: The Hostage Crisis That Ended Japan’s Red Army
The disintegration of a far-left paramilitary group led to a standoff that was watched on live TV by 90% of the country…
HISTORY
Blood on the Snow: The Horrifying Implosion of Japan’s United Red Army
Pushed underground by vigilant police surveillance, Japan's militant far left went down a dark path that would tarnish its name in infamy…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Kotobagari: The Banned Words of the Japanese Language
It's often said that there are no swear words in Japanese. But while profanities may be rare, taboos - and banned words…
FEATURED
Japanese Red Army: Birth of a Homegrown Terror
Bombings, battles with the police, hijackings. Read about the Japanese Red Army - the revolutionary group that would shock Japan to its…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Zuzu-ben: How Japan’s Northern Dialects Became Shorthand for “Hick”
Why a wide range of local dialects in Japan's north are intrinsically - and unfairly - associated with rural backwardness.