Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore opened his home to many involved in Asia's cultural renaissance, including Okakura Kakuzo, who famously wrote...
How far should a game be allowed to misrepresent its historical settings? Assassin's Creed Shadows is set to test the line with copyright and cultural problems.
One suspect involved in the Yasukuni Shrine vandalism was arrested while extradition challenges for the others are magnifying diplomatic tensions with China.
Professor J Mark Ramseyer and Jason Morgan explore the research and academic challenges of scrutinizing the comfort women issue in an exclusive interview.
The company rolling out Assassin's Creed says, "The story we are telling is historical fiction" but it has created a giant controversy over its samurai hero.
Against a backdrop of calls for historical accuracy, the symposium stressed a nuanced understanding of the comfort women issue's sensitive historical legacies.
In an exclusive interview, Lee Young-hoon discusses South Korean perceptions, shifting views on comfort women and seeking Japanese-South Korean reconciliation.
In the 3rd annual International Comfort Women Symposium, scholars from the US join in debating the comfort women issue with experts from Japan and South Korea.
Recent vandalism at Japan's shrines and temples highlights stresses from tourism and poor cultural education while famous sites seek ways to keep public access.
In an interview, South Korean scholar Dr Ju Ik-jong urges Japanese comfort women scholars to respond sincerely to his "final conclusion" on the issue's merits.
Author Daniel Roh uncloaks a secret deal between Tokyo and Seoul in the 1960s that set aside the Takeshima issue to allow the normalization of relations.
Enjoy a serene boat tour along Omihachiman City's Hachiman-bori canal, where historic charm meets natural beauty under verdant greenery.