Examines various current events along with historical facts
Examines various current events along with historical facts
A solar eclipse is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, aligning them in a straight line. As a result, the sun appears to be hidden behind the moon from Earth’s perspective,…
Sumo is a sport in which two rikishi (力士, sumo wrestlers) wearing mawashi-belt (loincloth) compete in a circular ring called dohyo (土俵), and the winner is decided by pushing the opponent out of the dohyo or by forcing any part of…
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…
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…