According to Smithsonian Magazine, social media is now one of the most powerful forces shaping global cultural behavior. While it can preserve vanishing traditions, it can also erode nuance by ...

Economists in The Wall Street Journal's poll expect headline year-on-year CPI to rise to 2.4% from its 2.3% gain in April, while core CPI is expected to gain 2.9% versus 2.8% previously. Eurozone bond ...

UC Berkeley law professor Amanda Tyler says today’s fight over government power to detain people without due process could ...

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

Buried history ... Japan police tackle prostitution in Osaka nightlife area with Nobel-winning 'nudge theory' OSAKA -- In the bustling nightlife district near Osaka's Umeda area is a narrow street ...

The underwater monument near Yonaguni Island has puzzled divers and researchers since its discovery in 1986. Submerged ...

who added that Sumo Sundays now organizes the Powell Street Festival's sumo exhibition. Kayla Isomura says Sumo Sundays aims to teach the ancient Japanese sport to people who might otherwise think ...

Ancient kingdom Balhae’s capital Sanggyeong labeled as 'Bohai Shangjing' at Japan’s Osaka Museum of History Japan’s Osaka Museum of History has come under fire for using a Chinese-style term ...

Explore the Works Shop in Yokohama, where owner Hiro san has constructed Japan's first street legal JZ swapped GT86. Discover his private circuit located next door, accessed through a secret door ...

yet full of history.” This was Lin Wei's first impression of Shangxin Street. Perhaps influenced by the primacy effect, Lin Wei opened a costume shop on this street, named“Su Jin Liu Nian ...

Researchers believe they've cracked the mystery of a mummified "rainbow dragon" that's been sitting in a Japanese treasure house for centuries. The "dragon" has been stashed at the Shosoin ...

Société Générale has warned of financial turmoil as Japanese bond yields rise sharply. The Japanese bond yield surge may disrupt the yen carry trade, affecting US markets. The Bank of Japan's ...