A new exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art showcases the longtime cultural meaning in the practice of chanoyu ...

Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

In Japan, the simple act of walking has long been connected to working toward enlightenment.

Traditionally, a Japanese garden has a gate. Boundaries, in general, are very important in a Japanese garden, to symbolize ...

There is truth in his claim that Ukraine and Russia are close kin, as the following maps demonstrate.What is nonsense is the ...

Warm greetings to the people of the Philippines. I am Ishiba Shigeru, the prime minister of Japan, and I am truly delighted ...

KYOTO--An iron helmet believed worn by a Mongol warrior during a 13th-century invasion of Japan has turned up at a shrine here, which prayed for the nation’s victory. The cone-shaped headgear ...

RTÉ have not secured any television rights in Ireland since the 1999 World Athletics Championships in Seville, but this time ...

This 500-acre estate in horse country one hour from Manhattan was built in the early 1900s for a Massachusetts heiress, then ...

In a world increasingly shaped by fractured alliances, three Asian neighbors - China, Japan, and South Korea - have quietly revived a long-dormant trilateral dialogue. The 13th China-Japan-ROK ...