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 ...

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Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa ...

Of the many unsung heroes of World War II, the Navajo Code Talkers were perhaps the most overlooked. This group of Marines ...

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For thousands of years, Native Americans relied upon the oyster as an indispensable food source and building material. From ...

Former senseis and business partners accuse Schulmann of building his $35-million-a-year martial-arts empire with Mafia ...

Stocks and bonds fluctuated, and a gauge of the dollar headed for a fourth day of losses as little progress in tariff ...

Actor Kim Jae-wook has publicly paid tribute to late Japanese actress Miho Nakayama, expressing his deep sorrow and respect following her unexpected passing late last year. On April 22, Kim took to ...

Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa ...

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