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The Spanish Flu in Japan and Its Parallels to COVID-19
How the 1918 Flu Pandemic (a.k.a. the Spanish Flu) affected Japan, how the country reacted, and what we can learn from history.
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Politics
The Young, Immigrants Targeted in Japan’s COVID-19 Crisis
As Japan's COVID-19 crisis escalates, its youth and foreign residents become targets of right-wing politicians and the country's mass media.
Culture
Takanawa Gateway: New Train Station Wins Applause – and Controversy
The first new stop on Tokyo's famed Yamanote Line in 20 years, Takanawa Gateway sports a slick new style. But the station's…
Culture
Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple: Where Spirituality Meets Art
Before you visit the enchanting Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple, learn how the temple turned its own misfortune into a place of peace, spirituality,…
Race in Japan
Coronavirus Racism: Fukushima’s Governor Speaks Out
The rise in coronavirus related racism has drawn harsh criticism from Fukushima governor Uchibori Masao - a man who knows well the…
Entertainment
How Yakuza 0 Memorializes Japan’s Bubble Economy
How 2015's Yakuza 0, dated in Japan's 1980s, highlights the successes - and excesses - of the country's Bubble Economy before it…
Japanese Language
Japanese Writing: A History – Origins to Nara Era
How did the written Japanese language assume its current form? We look at the language's earliest written forms - Chinese kanji and…
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Satsuma Rebellion: The Last Gasp of the Samurai
How Saigo Takamori led 30,000 samurai in the Satsuma Rebellion - a final, doomed mission against the modern government he helped create.