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Japanese History & Culture

All About Autumn Leaves: Japan's Fall Pursuit

A history of the country's love affair with the phenomenon of leaves changing color

A History of Japanese Train Evolution

By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz

The Tech-Wizards of Japan’s Bureau of Magic

By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz

japanese urban legends

Japanese Urban Legends for Spooky Season

By Alina Joan Ito

japan witches

The Witches of Japanese Folklore

By Genie Harrison

wasabi

What is Wasabi and Why Is It so Spicy?

By Anna Carne

autumn haiku

Autumn Haiku Picks From Japan's Poetry Tradition

By Zoria Petkoska

Spotlight: Yasunari Kawabata — Japan's First Nobel Literature Laureate

By Matthew Hernon

Japan 1950s

Japan Back Then: The Stories That Gripped the Nation in the 1950s

By Matthew Hernon