During World War II, Imperial Japan had its fair share of success with multiengine bombers, though not to the degree that its Axis partner Nazi Germany did (see the Junkers Ju 88 and Heinkel He 111) ...

The history of Japanese science fiction usually begins with the 1880 translations of Jules Verne’s From The Earth to the Moon and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Most Japanese science fiction of this ...

There is an old saying in Japan that you can learn a lot about a place by drinking the local sake. Today, this no longer applies just to nihonshu. There are now small-scale operations around Japan ...

The Ki-27 was a single-seater, highly maneuverable, fixed-gear airplane, but it was no match for the Flying Tigers. When one thinks of Imperial Japan’s World War II fighter planes, the legendary ...

TOKYO — The only existing Imperial Japanese Army training aircraft of its kind will soon be on display for a short time in western Tokyo. A Tachikawa Ki-54, the twin-engine advanced trainer aircraft ...

Late in World War II, Japan unleashed the Ki-84 Hayate — a fighter so fast and powerful it finally rivaled the Mustang and ...

The world of traditional Japanese music is incredibly varied – there’s exciting min’yo folk music, austere gagaku ancient imperial court music, and the ethereal tunes of noh plays. But one genre in ...

Actor Song Joong-ki filled his Japan fan meetings with happiness. Song Joong-ki held "2025 SONG JOONG KI FANMEETING 'Stay Happy' in JAPAN" in Tokyo on Nov. 12 and in Osaka on Nov. 14. It was his first ...

The inspiration for this article comes from the Rex’s Hangar channel of MSN, specifically a video posted on or about April 8, 2025, titled “Japan’s Failed Copycat Bombers | Mitsubishi Ki-1 & Ki-2.” As ...

The world of traditional Japanese music is incredibly varied – there’s exciting min’yo folk music, austere gagaku ancient imperial court music, and the ethereal tunes of noh plays. But one genre in ...