The “big idea” taught about Japan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is that Japan played rapid “catch up” to the West with a deep and broad transformation and modernization. The complex ...

Understand identity as a socially constructed phenomenon that changes across time and place. The modernization of Japan between roughly the 1880s and the 1930s dramatically changed not only Japan’s ...

Koyama Hidenoshin, the main carpenter for all three houses, was a pioneer in Western-style architecture in Japan, and another contributor to the country’s modernization. He also built Ōura ...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has officially commissioned its fourth Taigei-class diesel-electric submarine, ...

Japan Airlines Announces Major Aircraft Orders to Modernize Fleet. Japan Airlines (JAL) recently announced plans to acquire ...