While researching an upcoming trip to Palau, a tiny island nation dotting Micronesia’s western edge, I found endless ...

Game designers in Japan, in fact, have been using gesture- and scent-based board games in recent research to help people ...

Onmyodo, an ancient Japanese tradition, combines cosmology, divination, and mysticism, focusing on harmony with the universe.

The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic ...

Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...

The Japanese government has recommended ancient capitals located in current-day Nara Prefecture as candidates for UNESCO's World Heritage list to be inscribed in 2026. The government is seeking the ...

Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo's newest grand champion strode onto the public stage Friday in a ceremony to mark his promotion to the ancient Japanese sport's highest rank. Mongolian-born ...

In her “Hiruko” series, she weaves these themes pictorially into a narrative that begins with ancient Japanese mythology — Hiruko, the “leech child,” cast out to sea — and transitions to a stark ...

It is one of the "Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara" for which Japan is seeking a UNESCO World Heritage listing. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government recommended on Tuesday ...

The first three mainline games and a number of spin-offs saw Kratos battling against various ancient Greek gods before 2018 ... before it can be released in Japan.

Make your first stop at the Saka Shrine, which enshrines Kusunokami, the god of sake brewing, and is said to be the origin of the word “sake.” In fall, you’ll find local toji (master brewers ...