Japan's Imperial system is said to have over 2,000 years of history. A closer look at the history reveals how the Imperial institution has shifted with the times, and with the people. At a time when there are only three heirs to the throne, a look is taken at what this could mean for the people of Japan and their Imperial system.
Lucy Worsley gets into bed with our past monarchs to uncover the Tales from the Royal Bedchamber. Sh...
Tokyo Night Cruise on the Yurikamome Line The "Yurikamome" line, connecting Shimbashi and Toyosu, i...
The Katakai Festival, one of Niigata and Echigo's Three Great Fireworks Festivals, has a 400-year hi...
During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Gr...
Sake is a traditional alcoholic beverage from Japan and is otherwise known as rice wine. Women were ...
The story of Queen Elizabeth II in her own words, featuring never-before-seen home movies.
Montreal Expos star catcher Gary Carter visits Japan to learn about the customs and traditions of ba...
In the world of computer games, there are players earning fight money as a PRO. They are sponsored b...
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of la...
As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is ca...
This documentary was written with passion and love for cinema, and on the other hand, he blamed her....
In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a ma...
A documentary on the dark and brutal side of the Samurai warrior clans featuring the life of peasant...
A young journalist interviews an elderly woman about being forced into prostitution in Borneo at a b...
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersona...
Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians wh...
The Japanese volleyball players called the “Oriental Witches” are now in their 70s. From the formati...
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos ...
With cunning and courage the japanese warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu managed to unify Japan after 150 years...
This exploration of Japan's fascination with girl bands and their music follows an aspiring pop sing...