The Nanjing Massacre, when hundreds of thousands of unarmed civilians and soldiers were killed by Japanese forces in and around China’s former capital. Seventy years ago, on December 13, the Imperial Japanese Army began the … Read more
The Open Door Policy was an important foreign policy statement of the United States issued in 1899 and 1900 aimed at protecting the rights of all countries to equal trade with China and reaffirming the … Read more
Shinto (“the way of the gods”) is the original religion of the Japanese, as ancient as Japan itself. This indicates that the fundamental concept of Shinto developed naturally through the unique lifestyle and beliefs of … Read more
{Shinyi Shingon sect} is one of the many sects of Japanese Buddhist sects. Shingon is a Japanese Buddhist sect founded by Kukai (Kobo Daishi) in the early ninth century. Shingon Buddhism is based on the … Read more
The secret of 80 percent is one of the most common sayings in Japan, “Hara hachibu”, which is repeated before or after a meal and means something like “Fill your stomach 80 percent.” The lesson … Read more
The Tokugawa period, also known as the Edo period (1603-1868), was the last period in traditional Japan, a period of internal peace, political stability, and economic growth under the shogunate (military dictatorship) established by Ieyasu … Read more
To understand what monsoon rain is, we need to have a look at the historical background for the phenomena. Summer rain brings welcome relief from the hot, dry days in May and June. They also … Read more
The Russian-Japanese war was a 1904-1905 military conflict between the Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire. The Russo-Japanese War began because of a dispute over influence in Southeast Asia and ended in an embarrassing defeat … Read more
The First Sino-Japanese War (May 25 — April 17, 1895 ) was a conflict between the Qing dynasty in China and the Japanese Empire over the influence of Joseon Korea. It was a great battle … Read more
Korea was placed under military rule by Japan in 1905 and annexed in 1910 as part of Japan’s 35-year imperialist expansion. Japanese colonization, Korean independence, and Japan’s annexation of Korea in August 1910 led to … Read more