Donald Keene's journey tracing the footsteps of haiku poet Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) in Basho's masterpiece "Oku no Hosomichi," which Keene later translated into English as "The Narrow Road to Oku," ...

Japanese group urges return of looted Chinese relics, calling it cultural aggression and seeking justice.Beijing, China, June 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A Japanese lawyer and founder of a Japanese c ...

A Japanese scholar delivers a speech at the symposium in Tokyo on Saturday. Photo: Courtesy of the Japanese civic group A Japanese lawyer and founder of a Japanese civic group that aims to urge ...

It was in the late spring of 1955 that Japanese literature scholar Donald Keene first traveled to northeastern Japan's Tohoku region to follow the ste ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A mysterious stone structure was discovered Saturday by crews demolishing an old tin building in ...

I have been leafing through old books dating from the 16th to 19th centuries. Last Monday, I spent half a day documenting ...

Today, matcha is found not only in lattes but in smoothies, baked goods, energy bars, and even cosmetics. Its rise reflects a ...

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- A building believed to be a royal shrine from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) has returned to Korea ...

Cultural artifacts are more than historical remnants; they embody the spirit of a nation and a civilization. In recent years, ...