In this Kings and Generals documentary, we explore the extraordinary life of Takezaki Suenaga, a Japanese samurai who fought in both Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281. Facing the might of ...

The masterpieces of Hibari Misora have been reissued in spatial audio to commemorate the anniversary of her passing. Hibari ...

Oiwa's tragic story—rooted in betrayal, murder, and vengeance—remains one of Japan’s most iconic ghost legends.

Lafcadio Hearn remains popular in his adopted country more than a century after his death, but remains little known in Ireland ...

A few days later, on August 9, 1945, Bockscar flew over Nagasaki and dropped another atom bomb, Fat Man. The devastation ...

“The death of 24 people on Mount Fuji led to the formation of our mountain rescue team,” says Katsunori Masuda, an officer ...

The house that property consultant and ghost investigator Kazutoshi Kodama regularly surveys has a grim history: seven years ...

These are not just swords – they are symbols of fear, death, and a dark legacy. In this video, I uncover the chilling history ...

Japan’s most recent execution, in July 2022, was of a man who killed seven people in a vehicle crash and stabbing rampage in ...

Takahiro Shiraishi was sentenced to death for his 2017 strangling and dismembering of eight women and one man in his apartment near Tokyo.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach for PlayStation 5 and the remake of ToHeart for Switch and PC are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases. Also due out this week are Farlan… ...