Latest posts by Nevin Thompson from January, 2017
American Traveler Unearths Decades-Old Photos of Hiroshima and Japan From the 1970s
Japan in the 1970s. Central Hiroshima was still a slum, but the country was undergoing an economic miracle. American Larry Rosensweig was there to witness it. And he took pics.
How the US Marines Spread Fake News About an Afghan ‘Terrorist’ In Okinawa
A long-term Afghan resident of Japan was accused of being a terrorist by an American military unit stationed in Okinawa Prefecture. It has since been debunked as "fake news".
The Strangest Japanese “Love Hotel” Names, Ranked
What are "love hotels"? And why do they have such strange and whimsical names?
A Japanese Researcher Tweets Vintage Photos Colorized Using Neural Networks
Anyone can use this interesting web-based tool to add color to black-and-white images.