A couple of months ago, I saw a picture on Tumblr or FFFFOUND or one of those sites where people post pictures without knowing where they come from. I saw some really eye-catching, colorful pictures that looked, at least … [Read more...]
During World War II, everything from aircraft to small arms evolved and changed. Some of these new discoveries were dangerously effective, such as the atomic bomb, whereas others were not so much, such as the Japanese fire … [Read more...]
A while ago, Hashi wrote a post about Utsuro Bune: Japan’s First Modern UFO Encounter. Since then, there have been many UFO sightings in Japan, with most of them having a lot in common and appearing in the same areas. So … [Read more...]
Any keen fisher(wo)men among our readers? Nowadays just about every phone is also a camera and a camcorder, so keeping a record of your latest catch is a trivial matter – and of course you’d want to, if only … [Read more...]
A lot of art out there goes over my head. It's my fault, really -- I'm not very educated in art and don't usually understand the context. But some art I look at and just get. Not because I understand its place in art … [Read more...]
Ikebana (生け花), literally “live flowers,” is the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement. Its deceptively simple name hides years of history and cultural upheaval that began during the Meiji Restoration. … [Read more...]