Examines various current events along with historical facts
Examines various current events along with historical facts
As a child, many people have had the experience of standing with their back to the sun and bending their fingers to make shadows of birds and animals, or of deforming their body as distortedly as possible to enjoy the…
In the era before location detection technologies such as GPS (Global Positioning System) using artificial satellites, latitude and longitude were determined using the positions of stars and the sun, along with highly accurate clocks. While the basic method for ships…
Phrases like “a gorgeous rose carefully cultivated in a greenhouse” versus “a dandelion that blooms strong and quietly by the roadside even without protection” are sometimes used as metaphors when talking about life, vitality, or the way of life. The…
Zatoichi is a kyōkaku (侠客, a wanderer with a chivalrous spirit) from the Edo period, and tells the story of a blind masseur (座頭, zato) named Ichi (市, the blind man’s common name) who travels around the country, meeting and…