Many around the world were shocked at the fire at Shuri Castle in Okinawa on the morning of October 31 and are at a loss...
The enthronement ceremony, or Sokuirei-Seiden-no-Gi, for Japan’s Emperor Naruhito took place in Tokyo on October 22, leading up the climax of the rites of ascension to...
Kashihara Jingu in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture — a shrine dedicated to the first emperor of Japan, Emperor Jimmu — will open some of...
The fossilized skeleton known as the Mukawa Dragon was declared to be a new species of dinosaur on September 6 and officially given the scientific...
I still remember the taste of hard-to-swallow fried whale meat served in Japanese school lunches. I have no nostalgia for it, but when I come...
Crown Prince Akishino, the presumptive heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne, and his wife Princess Kiko visited the Republic of Poland early in the summer of 2019,...
(Second of Two Parts) Part 1: INTERVIEW | Niall Ferguson on Why ‘It’s Hard Not to Be Envious of Japan’s Stability’ The Scottish...
How many times has this fire been ablaze? The furnace fills with flames stretching tall. Sand with iron and charcoal is added as fuel....
Second of Two Parts (Part 1: INTERVIEW | Gordon Chang: U.S., China Have Reached Tipping Point) The respected American scholar on Asian affairs Gordon...
PARIS —The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has abandoned its goal of reforming the process for inscribing entries into its Memory of...
When one says “kimono,” people’s thoughts soon jump to Kyoto. This is because many believe Kyoto to be the center not only of the maiko and...
Last of Three Parts Part 1: Samurai Spirit of Fukushima: The Shonentai Youth Corps of Nihonmatsu Castle Part 2: In Search of the Samurai...