The samurai were a class of skilled professional warriors, experts in deadly force. They were similar to European knights in ...

Have you been dreaming of seeing the cherry blossoms in Japan? The meteorological agency has just unveiled the exact dates for admiring this beautiful blossom.

Cherry blossoms, or sakura (桜), are one of Japan’s most iconic natural spectacles. Every spring, millions of people travel to ...

Mugen Train’ blends Buddhist impermanence, Shinto philosophy and samurai ethics into a lesson on courage and suffering.

Sukuna is the most powerful sorcerer ever, and he was even worshiped in the Heian Era. What exactly did he do back then?

US President Donald Trump has once again turned his attention to America’s security alliances, this time singling out Japan. In a recent media address from his Oval Office, Trump questioned the terms ...

Restaurants in Tokyo are known for shokunin, the people who focus on a single skill to the point of obsession. These chefs dedicate their lives to the smallest details of a cuisine: the optimal ...

March 3 was Girl's Day in Japan. At the World Heritage site Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, there was a doll floating event. It is a ceremony to pray to the gods for children's healthy growth and other ...

Carley Millhone is a writer and editor based in the Midwest who covers health, women's wellness, and travel. Her work has appeared in publications like SELF, Greatist, and PureWow. Qin Rao, MD, is ...

If Heian-period writer Sei Shōnagon was penning her classic work The Pillow Book today, she might not have started it with the poignant phrase, Haru wa akebono—In spring, the dawn. She would ...

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres ...

The Hirschfeld Krater, Ancient Greece, mid-8th century BC, from the late Geometric period, depicting ekphora, the act of carrying a body to its grave. National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Credit: ...