Japan has introduced new rules restricting how names are spelled and pronounced. The new regulations, announced last week, aim to quell a growing practice of Japanese parents giving their babies ...

The birthplace of karate also holds a deeply rooted connection to spirituality and nature. Here’s how to plan a visit to this ...

In Japan, bobtail cats are considered good luck, and Nagasaki is the place to find them. They are known as “omagari neko ...

TRIPITAKA is the spiritual successor to cult classic Cosmology of Kyoto, and there’s only one copy in existence ...

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

Dan Geiger, a writer living in New York City, was riding his bicycle along the Palisades Cliffs when he saw a snake laying in the bike path. Instead of immediately moving away or keeping his ...

A stage scene from the dance production Lady White Snake, which will make its US debut at the Summer for the City- Shanghai Day event at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York in July.

Japanese 30-year government borrowing costs approached 3% this week for the first time in almost 25 years, and there are fears of further rises as tariff-linked uncertainty sends investors toward ...

Speculators and much of the investing world have turned optimistic on the yen as Trump’s trade war keeps markets on edge. But there’s one key holdout that isn’t ready for bullishness: Japan ...

Arcade Fire returned to Saturday Night Live on May 10 to perform new songs from their upcoming album. The forthcoming 10-track album was recorded at Butler and Chassagne’s Good News Recording ...