The Great Kanto Earthquake that struck Japan in 1923 laid bare the need for a nationwide information system to keep citizens safe. Two years later, stations in three cities—Tokyo, Osaka and ...

An exhibition titled “Legacy of the Tokugawa: The Glories and Treasures of the Last Samurai Dynasty” was held in the Tokyo National Museum in 2007. In 2017, a large silver stamp was discovered ...

Through these works one can not only see the culture of Japanese decorative art but can also get a sense ... Some portrait sculptures were also worshipped, as they showed deified monks or samurai.

A convenient train ride from Tokyo to Odawara by the regular Tokaido Line (one and a half hours) or Tokaido Shinkansen (35 ...

Archaeologists rediscover Ichijodani, a formidable stronghold that flourished amid medieval Japan’s brutal power struggles ...

During the past week, the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo’s Ueno district started to seek donations from the public via a crowdfunding campaign to secure funds to cover the ...

The University of Tokyo will open its first new undergraduate department in about 70 years in September 2027, with all classes taught in English to empower students to take on complex global ...

The Swiss National Museum resides within a historic, castle-like building in the northern tip of Kreis 1. The museum surveys Swiss art, history and culture from as far back as 100,000 B.C. to ...

The museum showcases the work of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli – the famous Japanese animation company that produced films like "Spirited Away" and "Ponyo." Don't expect formal, indoor exhibits.

Forty-seven people, mostly foreign nationals, were injured Saturday after one tour bus rear-ended another while the two vehicles were traveling together on an expressway in western Tokyo, police said.

A Formula One driver has been slapped with a hefty fine after arriving late for the national anthem ceremony prior to Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz, who races for Williams ...

Join former prosecutor Andy McCarthy as he delves into the legal ins and outs of the latest Washington dramas with National Review editor in chief Rich Lowry. Capital Record – your weekly ...