VJ Day will be honoured and remembered with special programming across TV, iPlayer, Radio, Sounds and the BBC Archive to mark ...

Nishijinori, the intricate weaving for kimonos that dates back more than a thousand years in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto ...

The participation of Colombo Mayor Vraie Cally Balthazaar in a traditional Japanese dance at a public function has become one ...

In teaching a text about the conflict between Japanese dietary culture and table manners, he draws on videos of rakugo, a traditional Japanese storytelling form. In the rakugo piece Toki Soba, a ...

Long-ruling party faces crisis with populists capturing working people’s vote as traditional rural base shrinks ...

Maxed out on matcha lattes? Change things up with hojicha, its toasty cousin. Made from charcoal-roasted green tea leaves, hojicha has nutty, earthy, caramelised notes that go well with milk. It also ...

Japanese were voting Sunday for seats in the smaller of Japan’s two parliamentary houses in a key election with Prime ...

Mario Landicho (known in Vancouver’s tattoo scene as Mayo) remembers tattooing before he ever called it art. Growing up in ...

Ginza Diamond Shiraishi Hong Kong has reaffirmed its dedication to offering couples 結婚戒指 (wedding rings) that exemplify precise craftsmanship, cultural resonance, and enduring symbolism. Drawing from ...

Yokohama’s Chinatown is the largest in Japan and is surrounded by 10 ornately decorated gates. It’s tempting to get lost in ...

Webtoon is turning vertical phone comics into anime gold with 20 projects, major studio partnerships and No. 1 app status in Japan.