Throughout its history, Spokane has had close ties to Japan.

It's easy to think about Harakiri as a critique of ancient Japan, but it's worth examining it as commentary on Japan following World War II.

The story of Samurai swords is a tale of Japan’s feudal past. During the Kamakura period (1185-1333), the iconic katana began to take shape. These swords evolved from straight swords that Japanese ...

Japanese curry rice does not spring to mind as an obvious example, which is a shame because Japanese curry is unique in its approach and appeal. Japanese curry, or “kare” (カレー) in Japanese, is a ...

Editor's Note: The story below originally ran in November, after Roki Sasaki's NPB team pledged to post the Japanese star pitcher ... Yamamoto and Ohtani when Samurai Japan won that 2023 ...

The success of many players from the Land of the Rising Sun -- from Hideo Nomo to Ichiro Suzuki to Shohei Ohtani-- has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that Japanese players have what it takes to ...

There are a total of four different versions of the sword Wonder Weapon to obtain, with each one having unique powers and a different task to complete. Some tasks are more difficult to complete ...

“Pictures of Belonging” traces the careers of three female artists who flourished despite the U.S. government’s imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II. By Aruna D’Souza One ...

However, for the Japanese page alone, it seems they also quietly adjusted the text to remove the word “samurai” from the description of Yasuke. Although Yasuke was a real person associated with ...

What was the World War II experience of James Alfred (“Alf”) Wight, author and the real James Herriot? MASTERPIECE got the fascinating facts and sometimes surprising timeline from All ...

Six years after it started, World War II ended in 1945 with Nazi Germany surrendering in ... August 6 and 9: Hiroshima and Nagasaki The U.S. drops atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and ...