What’s happening to Japan? “Kodokushi” (lonely deaths) are rapidly increasing among young people.

Kodokushi has been a concern in Japan for over a decade. The deaths, which occur unnoticed and are discovered more than a few days after death, were mainly elderly people living alone. It is ...

The “seismic intensity” scale in earthquake-prone Japan. How is it different to Magnitude?

Are Japanese police artists?

Japan, where everything is anthropomorphized, is crazy. Are Japanese people who see this as a beautiful girl insane?

Japanese-style money education

Bushido 5: Hagakure – The Samurai Mind

There is a book called “Hagakure”, which should be called a textbook for samurai. In this article, I would like to share with you what is written in it regarding how a samurai should be.   Be ...

A hidden prodigy. A genius painter who was quite odd.

What did the emperor of Japan say on 15 August?

A shrine that only those called on by the gods can reach. Can you get there?

A truly strange festival where one can complain regardless of hierarchy: “Chiba Warai”