Three unrelated cases show that there is a great deal going on in China and its diaspora. The situation is complex, and nothing can be taken...
Xi Jinping has steadily maintained his "no limits" friendship with Vladimir Putin, but there are plenty of risks for China in Russia's war against Ukraine.
With its new counterintelligence strategy, Washington aims to proactively disrupt foreign espionage and disinformation efforts before they can be implemented.
A 2012 internal CCP circular known as "Document 9" provides key insights into how Xi Jinping views security and helps understand what drives his decisions.
Sotangitsune the fox was so fond of tea ceremonies that he would dress up as a tea master. But his downfall was his penchant to steal...
"We have evidence that Russia and China are collaborating on combat equipment for use in Ukraine," said UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps on May 22. Here's...
Ancestors of the Yase Doji, from a village near Mount Hiei, served as pallbearers at imperial funerals. Legend says they are the descendants of demons.
Warfare is no longer a purely military concept. In cognitive warfare, the human mind is the battlefield. Everyone, civilian or military, is a potential target.
Japan's spirit world teems with supernatural beings, but the closest equivalent to vampires might be a fox spirit in the guise of a beautiful temptress.
Spring in modern Japan is about new beginnings, but ancient festivals reveal that sakura was a sign so ominous it could scare people out of their...
From a good luck charm for children to a talisman for sexual potency and childbirth, the daruma has been many things to many people throughout history.
Who doesn't enjoy watching the sumotori performing their high-stomping warmup before a match? But there is far more to the stomp, and sumo, than meets the...