Many of us know that Japan took its Buddhism, its urban design, its flower-viewing rites and several of its art forms from China, often by way of Korea. You feel that influence today everywhere from ...

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

Discover why legendary Studio Ghibli filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki refuses to make live-action films, despite his deep love for nature.