A group of Zainichi Korean women met in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on May 21. These women came from Utoro in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture ...

Against the stunning backdrop of Miyama, Kyoto Prefecture, a location famed for its traditional thatched-roof houses, the ...

It was in the late spring of 1955 that Japanese literature scholar Donald Keene first traveled to northeastern Japan's Tohoku ...

Researchers from Kyoto Imperial University, which is now Kyoto University, had taken the remains early in the country's Showa ...

Our trusted travel specialists weigh in on Japan's less-touristed, just-as-exciting destinations, from arty Naoshima to the ...

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Japan has offered to establish a fund to help revive the US shipbuilding industry, as part of tariff negotiations between the ...

Japan is known for its hot springs; Nagato Yumoto is a lesser-known town to visit for relaxation in the steamy waters.

Kyoto is known for its temples and shrines, but in this episode we feature the story of water that saturates everyday life in ...

Delve into the washitsu's role in Japanese homes, blending cultural history with contemporary interior design for a unique ...

Japan’s sidewalk restaurants, known as “yatai,” have almost entirely disappeared—except in Fukuoka, where they’ve undergone a ...

The princess has been living in New York for almost four years now, far from the strict rules of the Chrysanthemum Throne.