Examines various current events along with historical facts
Examines various current events along with historical facts
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…
Nights in cities used to be much darker than they are now; the level of darkness can be best described as pitch black, where it was impossible to see even an inch ahead without moonlight or starlight. Street lights are…
A sense of belonging is a fundamental emotion that people have when they seek social connections. It is a structure of consciousness that is the result of a psychological process in which people internalize the goals, value system, and role…
Seppuku (Harakiri) is the act of cutting one’s own stomach with a short sword in order to die with dignity and honor, and was used by samurai (bushi) as a method of suicide or execution, and many people may have…