However, a South Korean temple claimed ownership, arguing that the artifact was looted from Korea by Japanese pirates in medieval times. After prolonged court proceedings, South Korea’s Supreme ...

A detailed analysis of over 1,500 sets of ancient teeth has revealed that Native Americans are not biologically linked to the ...

This event marks the second consecutive lunar landing endeavor by ispace that has not resulted in a successful soft landing.

Modern Japan sounds like a sci-fi premise: the incredible shrinking country. Japan may have one of the longest national life expectancies, about 85 years, and the world's largest city, Tokyo.

Long-standing tensions between Japan and South Korea have reached a symbolic peak ... the fragility of their relationship" Korean authorities recovered the religious artifact in early 2013, but ...

This one, Kappy, who’s posing in T editor in chief Hanya Yanagihara’s office, was created by the Saitama, Japan-based 3-D illustrator Ryogo Toyoda and modeled on kappa, a menacing Japanese ...