Tokyo in ruins

Eighty years after atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, the resurrection of one of its cities remains remarkable

Since 1940 Japan had been devoid of civilian politicians as the parties had been dissolved by the militaristic Imperial Rule Assistance Association, led by Lt General Hideki Tojo. Over the intervening

In 1999, Japanese manga artist Ryo Tatsuki published a strip called The Future I Saw, which featured a cartoon version of herself sharing her visions and dreams. In it, she predicted a major disaster

The Cascadia Subduction Zone, a massive fault line stretching from northern California to British Columbia, has been eerily quiet for 300 years. When it finally ruptures, it’s expected to trigger a co

To commemorate 80 years since the Second World War, History of War will be taking a look at some of the key events taking place during each month of the conflict

Ring of Fire focuses on the period between the mobilisations of July 1914 and the battle of the Marne in the first half of September that year, telling the story of the frantic opening period of the w