The meat ban lasted for more than 1,000 years until the early part of the Meiji Era (1868-1912). Denied access to a major source of protein, Japanese people could not grow to their physical potential.

It assumes prior study of the transition from the Tokugawa (Edo) era to the Meiji era, including: Commodore Perry’s arrival and resulting treaty, 1853-1854. Unequal treaties of 1858 with the United ...

From the 1870s through the 1920s, Japan underwent rapid and widespread modernization and nation-building. In the Meiji period, Japanese leaders looked to European models of constitutional monarchy, ...

As you walk through its towering torii gates and lush forested paths, you can feel the tranquil power of nature, which the ...

From the yellowed pages of print, I felt the passion of scholars for translation during the Meiji Era (1868-1912). I appreciated the voraciousness with which the Japanese intelligentsia of the ...

Heat from lighting equipment used to film a drama has left a scorch mark on the floor of Rinkokaku, a national important cultural property･･･ ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...

Bleach may be nearly impossible to replace as a Big Three anime, but there are plenty of series to catch while finishing Thousand-Year Blood War.

When most people think of yakitori, they think of grilled chicken skewers in izakaya and other restaurants. But Tokoyo no Naganakidori, a yakitori restaurant that recently opened in Tokyo’s ...