HISTORY
Iidesan, Fukushima’s Odd Border: Gods, Mountains, Lines in the Sand
In western Fukushima Prefecture, an odd salient of territory extends, wedged between Niigata and Yamagata Prefectures. So why is it there?
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HISTORY
In western Fukushima Prefecture, an odd salient of territory extends, wedged between Niigata and Yamagata Prefectures. So why is it there?
HISTORY
The Tohoku region's endured a lot over the past 200 years. How five rich folk traditions capture the durability and diversity of…
HISTORY
The story of a little-know artist-turned-warrior during the waning days of the samurai -- and who just might have been a queer…
HISTORY
Too often, history leaves out the Japanese women who left their mark on the world around them. Meet Lady Onami, who led…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Why a wide range of local dialects in Japan's north are intrinsically - and unfairly - associated with rural backwardness.
TRAVEL
The Local Acts initiative is helping promote prefectures through pokemon, including many that were affected by the Tohoku Earthquake.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
A spike in electrical usage and a dip in solar energy output is raising fears that Japan could soon find itself in…
POLITICS
Japan's politicians insist the Tokyo Olympics will happen in 2021 no matter what. We talked to activists who are fighting to stop…