The Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February is devastating news, uprooting Ukraine’s peace and freedom, while threatening the country’s people with death and destruction. As we witness how the war develops daily, we can’t help...
World War II had a profound and lasting impact on Japan and the rest of the world. It has been the subject of countless movies depicting various aspects of the conflict. While many of these movies focus on battles and the military side, others show...
War can have devastating impacts on people and societies and have lasting consequences. In Japan’s case, World War II was the most impactful conflict in its modern history, having profound effects on the country’s development in the decades since...
Okunoshima Island is popular among animal lovers because it is also called “Rabbit Island” for the free-roaming rabbits for this 0.7km² sized island. But Okunoshima Island has a darker history. Opposite the visitor center, tucked between the road...
The Tokyo Raids in 1945 killed more than 100,000, mostly civilian lives. This is a fact, not a story, that can teach us the importance of an ordinary but irreplaceable peace. The survivors have done their best to keep the storytelling going for the...
Since the end of World War II, Japan has officially been a pacifist nation. Article 9 of the Japanese constitution renounces the nation’s right to use war to settle international disputes. There have been attempts to reform the constitution and...