Emperor's visit made tiny English village a big hit - and it's easy to see why
Tiny Bibury in the Cotswolds is a popular tourist destination thanks to its beautiful stone cottages, the famous Arlington ...
The American Spectator2d
Yukio Mishima’s Fallen Heroes
A century after he was born and 55 years after he met his grisly end, we still find Yukio Mishima’s works compelling and ...
At 95, He’s the World’s Oldest Speedskater. He’s Gunning for 100.
Iichi Marumo started competing in his late 80s, after a life spent farming, publishing poetry and volunteering to fly in a ...
From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
The Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs is a full circle moment for Japanese baseball.
Morning Star15h
Duterte’s arrest: justice for the Filipino people won’t be found in the Hague
While the West celebrates Duterte’s extradition, the selective application of international law reveals deeper geopolitical ...
The Associated Press on MSN24d
Japan's emperor marks his 65th birthday with a call to keep telling the tragedy of WWII to the young
Later Sunday, he was to celebrate his birthday at a palace banquet. The war was fought in the name of his grandfather, then- Emperor Hirohito. Naruhito said he and Masako, who were born after the war, ...
The charming Cotswold village once considered the 'most beautiful in England'
Just a short drive from the 'capital of the Cotswolds ', Cirencester is the sleepy village of Bibury, thought to be one of ...
The Spectator Australia2d
The crocodile casualties of the second world war
At the end of February, 1945 about 1,000 surviving Japanese soldiers based on Ramree Island off the coast of Arakan, a ...
The Economist12d
Alexis Dudden on the firebombing of Tokyo and on post-war struggles to keep it remembered
Alexis Dudden on the firebombing of Tokyo and on post-war struggles to keep it remembered ...
Dark Seas on MSN9d
The Super Battleship Yamato
On April 6, 1945, the battleship Yamato, the heaviest and most powerful ever built, set sail from Japan on a one-way mission ...