An art installation at the King County Library System's Bellevue branch shares stories from Japanese Americans who were ...

Their garlanded women and flowing lines chimed with flower power and the anti-Vietnam war movement, sparking album covers and Japanese manga ... first banknotes and stamps for free.

Tsurui, Akan District, Hokkaido, Japan - February 17, 2025 Red-crowned cranes, designated as a Japanese special national treasure, are in mating season on their snow-covered feeding grounds in the ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government recently launched an initiative it hopes will encourage foreign tourists to venture off the beaten path to the country's national parks by offering ...

The Japanese government recently launched an initiative it hopes will encourage foreign tourists to venture off the beaten path to the country's national parks by offering collectible stamps ...

At a big-hearted retreat surrounded by nature, Zen rituals fused with mindfulness practices teach Kate Crockett to be more ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...

At the start of the new year, nuclear chemists Hiromitsu Haba and Kouji Morimoto slide precisely 119 Japanese yen into the collection box at their local shrine. They are seeking good fortune in ...

Each shipping container gets offloaded by towering cranes up to 400 feet tall. In some U.S. ports, they're automated, and that has Gary Herrera, president of the local longshoremen's union ...

A recent trip to the ski slopes of Niigata brought home the consequences of the 40 million visitors expected in Japan in 2025: The gigantic suitcases blocking my way on the shinkansen; the ...

Japanese culture offers numerous habits for a balanced lifestyle. By borrowing these simple yet effective habits from Japanese culture, anyone can improve their relationship with food and prevent ...