Articles about Japan History

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2017

From a centuries-long pause to a morning without warning

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2017

Hunters, land bridges, and the ash layer that still clocks the islands.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2017

From Ice Age land bridges to wet rice, bronze bells, and the first clans

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2017

An alliance with London. A fortress in Shandong. And a war that barely touched Europe.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2017

A clear guide to the three major shogunates and the end of military rule in Japan.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2016

From Taika to Reiwa: how gengō and nengō mark imperial years on documents, forms, and everyday Japanese life.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2016

Clan crests, shogunate banners, and the long road to the modern Nisshōki.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2016

Curved steel, samurai status, museum legends — and why not every “katana” on a shelf is the same object.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2015

Hundreds of wild rabbits, a poison gas past, and a small island that was wiped off Allied maps during the war.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2015

A careful guide to the history, language, image, and present-day reality behind Japan’s best-known criminal syndicates.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2015

A closer look at the spiked ring often linked to ninja stealth, close-quarters fighting, and later legend.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2015

Learn what haiku means, how the 5-7-5 pattern works, where the form came from, and why Basho, Buson, Issa, and Shiki still matter.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2014

A clear guide to the meaning, history and cultural weight of seppuku in samurai Japan.