Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese ...

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Before Marie Kondo stormed into the global consciousness, Hideko Yamashita taught Japan the art of creating tidier spaces.

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A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen ...

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Japan's portrayal of the TITP as a benevolent initiative promoting multicultural coexistence is deeply problematic. The media ...

The life and death of acclaimed writer Yukio Mishima is a cautionary reminder of the complex, sometimes dangerous ...

Photographer Kim Seunggu documents “leisure culture” in South Korea, a country that recently proposed increasing its maximum ...

The Japanese market has grown 11 percent since 2019, outperforming the global market’s modest 1 percent growth.

Explore the rise of cults in Japan, their history, beliefs, controversies and influence on society, politics and religion.

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