The prime minister of Japan is resigning. Will his successor be the great-great-grandson of the "Bismarck of Japan"?

Watch a 45-second clip of the "Godzilla" rip-off that made Kim Jong Il proud.

Neoliberal elites were signing international trade deals while a populist mob bubbled beneath the surface

Japan debates changing the 2,000-year-old rules of its monarchy.

Sadly, Salon interviewing the city-thrashing monster on Sunday, before the honor was announced

Historian Morris Berman tells Salon about the striking social and historical contrast between the two world powers

The texture from the zest and syrup makes them appear as though they're wrapped in soft, fuzzy sweaters

Anti-Big Money sentiment has fueled both Sanders' and Trump's run. The moment is ripe to rally a People's rebellion

Harry and Meghan are in good, tradition-flouting company

Did Princess Diana's life (and its ending) sound the death knell for that most parasitic of institutions, the British monarchy?

A true crime story set in Tokyo illuminates the complicated truths behind media cliches

Alexander Hamilton warned us of a future Trump "demagogue" — and that day has come

Extinction Rebellion, a grassroots social movement, has chapters popping up in cities and towns around the world

Thomas Jefferson hid the ugly truth of Bacon's Rebellion — an early example of the myths emerging around Jan. 6

Animal Planet's "Whale Wars" returns with more atrocity footage, a sleek new boat, and loads of righteous ire