Tokyo is known for its excellent public transportation. It consists of an enormous and compact network of train, subway and bus lines. It has the largest urban rail network in the world and is used by several transportation companies. The most important train is the...
The aging couple from Onomichi are loving and slower-paced, and their children in Tokyo move swiftly and are more concerned with their jobs and keeping house. Tokyo Story portrays the affect city life has on people’s priorities. Even Noriko, the daughter-in-law who wasn’t bound by...
The newer part of the island – Niijima – is now larger than the older portion, which last expanded in 1973-74 A volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean has merged with its neighbour to form one landmass, the US space agency says. The merged island...
Tokyo Story, directed by Yasujiro Ozu, is a deeply meditative film. The plot is deceptively simple: an old couple visits their adult children in Tokyo. However, their children does not treat them well. On their return, the wife falls ill and passes away. At the...
Japan’s defeat signaled the end of World War II. The country was left devastated with the aftermath of wartime bombings. However, with US help Japan made a quick recovery. By 1950 Japan already entered the era of “high-speed growth,” and currently it is the world’s...
Naoko Shibusawa’s article Femininity, Race and Treachery: How ‘Tokyo Rose’ Became a Traitor to the United States after the Second World War, presents a historical analysis of the trial of Toguri d’Aquino as Tokyo Rose . Tokyo Rose was the pseudonym of an unidentified Japanese...
During the early 20th century, the number of day care centers increased exponentially in metropolitan areas such as Osaka and Tokyo and their role in the growth of Japan were unmistakably important. These day cares provided basic services such as education and medical attention for...
The cascade seems to rundown the mass of a room and over the floor, anyway the take the path of least resistance is an apparition – an advanced display at another intuitive exhibition hall in Tokyo. The bloom filled cascade is the works of art...
