Natsume Sōseki 夏目漱石 is one of Japan’s most famous novelists, and the only one to grace a banknote. He is credited with pioneering the synthesis…

In recent years, Japan has experienced a bit of a boom in popularizing the culture, or at least the aesthetic appeal, of its historical swords….

Unless you’re at a museum, getting ahold of ancient literary texts is virtually impossible — especially if they’re 300 years old. But thanks to the…