Search Results: death
A Legacy of Emotion
Why do people care so much about the death of pro wrestler Mitsuharu Misawa?
Bustin’ Down the Door
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2009 This documentary looks [...]
Spirit Parties
Japan's Obon and summer festivals are loud and mad enough to wake the dead - Here are a few of the major events being held around the country during the coming month.
Niijima
Surf, sun, sand… Tokyo? Enjoy a beach holiday without (technically) leaving the city
Taking the Stares
Or, how to avoid being gawked at in Japan
Director of Chaos
After tantalizing Japanese audiences in films like Suicide Club and Love Exposure, director Sion Sono makes his scariest move yet: a big-budget Hollywood production
Hung Jury
Changes to Japan's legal system may energize the debate over capital punishment
Highway to Hell
Or, why I hate driving in Japan
On the Cards
The government says its new registration system for foreign residents will make our lives easier. But some lawmakers and privacy rights activists claim that Big Brother lurks around the corner
War Story
Gregory Hadley's Field of Spears recounts a dramatic—and little-known—episode from the closing days of World War II. Yet as the author discovered, the story didn’t finish with the war's end