The writer spent his life cultivating beauty—on the page and in the mirror—only to end it with a samurai-style suicide. Both ...

Some time ago, we published an article titled Saigō Takamori, the True Story of the Last Samurai, recounting the story of ...

Known as the "Demon Daimyō," samurai warlord Oda Nobunaga was infamous for his ruthless tactics in battle, especially during ...

It echoes across the lecture theatre of the V&A museum in South Kensington, where the boyish yet sagacious 62-year-old is set ...

Japan has a rich cinematic history that includes some of the greatest actors of all time, such as Toshiro Mifune.

“We rented [pieces] from Japan so we could understand the architecture ... She is unhappily married and tries every year on her birthday to commit seppuku (suicide) to join her deceased family.

The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) is a Partnership between the Government of Japan (GoJ) and the World Bank conceived in the wake of the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. It was ...

As cinema spreads across the globe, Japan shines as one of the leading and cherished film industries, especially having earned more Academy Awards than any other nation in Asia. While it is ...

Here’s how it works. Sometimes, the search for the biggest scare possible may take you overseas and into an exploration of Japanese horror movies. There are many great Asian horror movies ...

For the uninitiated, sorting one's rubbish can be a convoluted process in Japan - a country that boasts one of the world's strictest waste disposal rules. But in the city of Fukushima, things are ...

Japan ranked 29th for labor productivity among the 38 member countries of the OECD, according a survey by the Japan Productivity Center released Monday. Japan's per-hour productivity in 2023 came ...

From cheap and cheerful takeaway joints, teppanyaki bars and sushi trains to relaxed izakaya-style eateries and total omakase opulence, there’s some serious ground to cover when it comes to eating ...