Feeling nostalgic for things from the Showa Era (1926-1989) or Taisho Era (1912-1926 ... from the south end of the Tenjinbashisuji shopping street in Osaka’s Kita Ward, known as Japan’s ...

NAKADOMARI, Aomori Prefecture--Research into a historic estate here is revealing the extent of influence of the artistic and cultural styles during the Taisho Era (1912-1926). A trove of valuable ...

Japan’s Taisho era promised greater democracy, but militarism soon began to take hold. In Part 2 of this series, we explore the factors that led to the decline of civilian government and the ...