The five covers of T’s annual Culture issue — which this year is devoted entirely to Japan and its outsize cultural influence ...

The visit is part of a partnership with Taher, Inc. to improve school nutrition after ... of America and studied food culture in Japan, will guide students through cooking techniques and share the 100 ...

From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...

From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...

Junichi Sumi ■ Born in Shimane Prefecture in 1973. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University with a BA in International Politics and Economics, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in ...

To capture those spots before it’s too late, photographer Víctor Alonso spent a month in 2023 traveling across Japan and ...

As I walked down a narrow path on the edge of an onsen spa town in Izunokuni, Shizuoka Prefecture, the sound of a shamisen ...

Ubisoft has not announced its return for Shadows, though it could be added later. However, the game still provides mechanisms to deepen players’ understanding of Japanese culture.

From the rise of the samurai to the atomic bomb and beyond, Japan’s history is filled with conflict, resilience, and ...

Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT), as of May 2023, school lunches were provided to around 9.2 million children at 29,204 elementary and junior high schools across Japan. Meanwhile ...

and Japanese cultural showcases to take centre stage at event A unique new pop culture event is set to launch in Dubai this week, offering a three-day celebration of anime, gaming, cosplay ...

Conservative lawmakers decry a change of the surname rule in the Civil Code as an attack on traditional values and tie it to ...