Sashimono is an ancient art of woodworking from Japan that goes into everything from ornate jewelry boxes to furniture to ...

Japan's new agriculture minister pledged on Friday to quickly move rice from government stockpiles to store shelves where ...

If you’re planning a trip to Hawaiʻi, you’ll likely hear more than just the sound of crashing waves and strumming ʻukulele. You’ll hear words that carry the voice of a place older than the ...

Many people like Japanese food not only for its taste but also for the creative manner it strikes simplicity against ...

Kyoto kaiseki supper to the busy food vendors of Osaka, Japan's cuisine scene is the ideal fusion of history and modernism.

Memory plays a vital role in how fast and accurately we recall information. With today’s fast-paced lifestyle and reliance on ...

Here’s everything you need to know about Yutori — the Japanese concept to avoid burning out and create space for rest and ...

History is a mirror, and only by drawing lessons from history can the world avoid repeating past calamities. BEIJING | Xinhua ...

In certain Italian dialects, “mona” is a crude word for a woman’s genitals, or an insult along the lines of “stupid.” It’s also Spanish for a female monkey. While it’s obviously not as common as ...

“I’ve always referred to it as J-town or Nihonmachi. Nihonmachi is the Japanese word for Japan City, Japantown," said Paul Iwasaki, Retired Judge from Utah 2nd District Juvenile Cour ...

A common refrain among them—from Prime Minister ... at the heart of the ancient and medieval worlds.” In other words, India as vishwa guru, “fully on a par with and equal to China.” ...

He asked, in a friendly way, why Catholics seemed to spend so much time worrying over matters of doctrine, and why the Vatican had an entire office designed, in his words, to “police Catholic ...