Japan’s onsen (hot spring) culture is steeped in tradition, from ancient purification rituals to the communal serenity of ...

And It Could Help Future Medicine Scientists have just made a fascinating discovery about the roots of the Japanese people.

The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing these warriors to find a new way of ...

If a Japan getaway is on your mind, remember these travel guidelines, as the country maintains strict etiquette.

The seafarer peoples of the past who mastered the oceans were crucial in laying the foundations upon which civilizations were ...

When did baseball begin in Japan? Its date of birth seems to have been pushed back yet again. It was long thought that ...

Hiroshige's vibrant woodcuts capture everyday life, landscapes, and culture during a transformational era in Japan.

In his new memoir Things Become Other Things, photographer and essayist Craig Mod contemplates the power of a long walk to ...

Researchers have determined that a mysterious jawbone discovered on the seafloor off the coast of Taiwan was Denisovan, ...

Traces of a small mountain castle dating to medieval times were discovered in the hills of Tatsuno, Hyogo Prefecture, this ...

Night - Clear. Winds variable at 2 to 10 mph (3.2 to 16.1 kph). The overnight low will be 47 °F (8.3 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 64 °F (17.8 °C). Winds from NW to NNW at 11 to 15 mph (17 ...

These women, called ama – Japanese for women of the sea – are part of a tradition spanning thousands of years. Their diving practice is mentioned in ancient classical literature and there’s ...