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TARGET No. 357: Exhibit Recalls Bombing of Plant in Musashino

The area of Musashino, Tokyo, where the Nakajima Aircraft Company’s Musashi plant was located during World War II, was hit by a series of U.S. air raids. The plant manufactured aviation engines for the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Zero fighters, so [...]

Confirmed: Godzilla’s Resurgence Expected to Continue

Katsuo Kokaji reports: Since the first film in 1954, a series of works have been released under the Godzilla franchise — albeit with occasional blank years. The series came to halt for a time after “Godzilla Final Wars” in 2004, but a 2014 [...]

[VIDEO] Japan is Seen Through a Lens Warily in ‘You Only Live Twice,’ James Bond’s Sole Sojourn to Tokyo

Philip Patrick writes: ‘You Only Live Twice,” the only “James Bond” film — to date — to be set in Japan, celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. While undoubtedly great fun, it must be admitted that it’s a long way from being a [...]

[VIDEO] Casablanca Premieres in New York City 75 Years Ago Today: Analysis of Casablanca’s ‘La Marseillaise’ Scene

Nov. 26, 1942, 75 years ago Casablanca premieres in New York City. David Youngblood writes: Casablanca is widely remembered as one of the greatest films of all time, coming in at #2 on the AFI’s top 100 list and similarly regarded by many other [...]

[VIDEO] Miniature Toys: Streets of Old Hong Kong

Hong Kong-based miniature toy shop King & Country produced all-metal, hand-painted military and civilian miniatures, with themes that range from ancient Egypt to World War II. One of the shop’s best-seller, the “Streets of Old Hong Kong” [...]

Tono, Japan: Pioneering Moonshiner Revives Rustic Sake Tradition

15 years ago, Sachio Egawa embarked on a quest to revive the lost art of doburoku-brewing. Working with officials in Tono, he lobbied for an exemption to the liquor licensing rules, and became the first individual since the Meiji Era to gain [...]

Honda to Celebrate the Super Cub at the 45th Tokyo Motor Show

Spiros Tsantilas reports: Honda never passes on the opportunity to remind the world how important the Cub series has been in its history, so the legendary two-wheeler’s 60th anniversary calls for a special celebration. At the upcoming Tokyo [...]

Vinyl Records Enjoy Streaming-Led Rebirth in Japan After Three-Decade Hiatus

Takaki Tominaga reports: Music on vinyl is enjoying a renaissance, with digital streaming services generating interest in records once more. Japan’s electronics and entertainment giant Sony is positioning itself to embrace this latest trend in [...]

Tube Amp Renaissance: Enthusiasts Help Revive Vintage Audio Technology

Tamotsu Saito reports: A solid fan base has grown for vacuum tube audio amplifiers, which create a sound full of tone and depth. With their glowing glass tubes resembling something a mad scientist would use, these amps have a unique beauty. Vacuum [...]

Why Vinyl’s Boom Is Over

As purists complain about low quality and high prices, vinyl sales taper off; Gillian Welch and David Rawlings cut their own records. Neil Shah writes: Folk music duo Gillian Welch and David Rawlings were frustrated by the quality of vinyl LPs being [...]

[VIDEO] 1960s Vintage Film: The Home Of The Future: Year 1999

Joe Blevins writes: Trying to guess what the future will be like is almost always a losing proposition. Every correct prediction will be inevitably accompanied by many more wrong ones. Still, it’s fascinating to revisit a bit of cultural ephemera [...]

[VIDEO] Hong Kong Pro-Democracy March Takes Over Streets on Anniversary of City’s Handover

The annual march marking Hong Kong’s handover day went ahead today just hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping flew out, having overseen the inauguration of the incoming chief executive Carrie Lam. Organizers expected a crowd of 100,000 but [...]

Spider-Man: Homecoming Delivers the Goods

Mixing a John Hughes-like coming-of-age comedy and the modern superhero blockbuster turns out to be a great idea. Kyle Smith writes We’ve seen a lot of dark superhero movies (including most of the DC ones) and a lot of smarmy ones (Guardians of [...]

Einstein Letters on Israel, Red Scare Go to Auction

JERUSALEM (AP) — A collection of letters written by Albert Einstein is set to go to auction next week, offering a new glimpse at the Nobel-winning physicist’s views on God, McCarthyism and what was then the newly established state of Israel. The [...]

Most Expensive Movie Ever? It’s a Battle Between ‘Pirates,’ ‘Cleopatra’ and ‘Avatar’

Tim Gray writes: June 12 marks the anniversary of the 1963 world premiere of “Cleopatra.” It raises the question: Who starred in the most expensive Hollywood movie ever — Johnny Depp or Elizabeth Taylor? Depp probably wins, because [...]

[VIDEO] The Way it Was: San Francisco Summer of 1967

Directed by Donald Shebib of CBC, an documentary of the “hippie” life in San Francisco in the summer of 1967. Guest appearance by George H. Conger. A discussion of the politics of the day surrounding marijuana use and the Freedom [...]

[VIDEO] Documentary: ‘Revolution’ (1968)

It’s hard to imagine a moment remotely similar in the history of the human race. Between 1966 and 1969, LSD was still semi-legal and becoming hugely popular, as much a middle class rage as Twitter is now, turning an entire demographic from [...]

Flashback: ‘Wild in the Streets’, 1968

J. Hoberman writes: A scurrilous political satire, “Wild in the Streets” opened in the spring of 1968 and played more or less continuously in drive-ins and grindhouse theaters throughout that convulsive election year. Opposition to the Vietnam [...]

Barbie Cafe, Yokohama Japan

At the heart of the busy streets of Miyagawacho, Yokohama, you can find a small yet an all pretty café called the ”Pink Holiday”. It’s a café that would most certainly make all the pink and Barbie fans fall in love. Yes you guessed it; [...]

The Associated Press This image released by Julien’s Auctions shows the drawing of the “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club” album cover.

‘Sgt. Pepper’ Cover Sketch to be Auctioned in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Hillel Italie reports: An old sketch up for auction May 20 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Manhattan is a crude, ink-on-paper drawing of the iconic “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club” album cover. The artist is almost surely John [...]

Trade Ads for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit 1928-1934

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24 Badass Samurai From 19th Century

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[VIDEO] ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ Trailer Delivers Spy Action With a Southern Twist

Eggsy (Taron Egerton) is back — and with some southern charm for Kingsman: The Golden Circle. The trailer was set to debut Monday on CBS’ The Late Late Show‏, but it hit online early. Director Matthew Vaughn’s followup to the [...]

[VIDEO] ‘Swing Shift Cinderella’, Tex Avery, 1945

Swing Shift Cinderella is an animated cartoon short subject. It is in the same vein as Red Hot Riding Hood. Frank Graham voiced the wolf, and Colleen Collins voiced Cinderella, with Imogene Lynn providing her singing voice. At the beginning, the Big [...]

Vintage Illustration: ‘Era of Auto Drive’

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Happy Birthday Ford Mustang, Born Today, 1963

Charles Fleming reported, in 2015, about the Mustang: In 1963, engineers at the Ford Motor Co. turned a Ford Falcon into a sporty four-door coupe. Then they took two doors off, made it sportier still and, on April 17, 1964, hit the market at the [...]

‘Pirate Raid’, Cavalcade Magazine Cover, April 1960, by Stanley Borack

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1969 Corvette

In 1969 Chevrolet released the first of its third-generation Corvettes — the ultimate expression of late-1960s automotive Americana. Throughout the 1960s, the team behind the Corvette had been experimenting with more and more radical one-off [...]