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"They don't build them like they used to" is a common phrase. When it comes to school buildings, Pulaski High School is the ...

As the country marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, look back at our unique blog to relive the key events and images from the day as it happened hour-by-hour ...

Long before the samurai, Japan was home to the Jōmon culture, a society that crafted intricate pottery and lived sustainably off the land. Spanning over 10,000 years, their history challenges our ...

The video was by Toshiki Yukawa, a Japanese street photographer whose channel I hadn’t come across before. The title was 5 Japanese Philosophies to Improve Your Photography. After having spent time ...

In-person sampling will take place across multiple weekends in the NY Metro area, including: The Japan Parade & Street Fair is held on May 10th, at 72nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus ...

THE EXPECTATION: The Bank of Japan is widely expected to maintain its policy rate unchanged at 0.5% at a two-day meeting ending Thursday as it waits to see if Japan will be exempt from President ...

“In all of recorded history,” she writes, “you’d be hard-pressed to find a single example of human beings trading in high-value goods without an effective means of communication.

Japanese police have found a surprising new way to curb the country’s rampant prostitution – by painting a street yellow. The unusual tactic in Osaka has led to a dramatic 90 per cent decrease ...

In an era when connecting with nature has become more vital than ever, a centuries-old Japanese garden element ... to modern challenges can be found in ancient wisdom. For those looking to enhance ...

In 2015, an unusual discovery was made in Malta’s capital city, Valletta: forgotten samurai armor from Japan. This find kicked off a period of painstaking restoration resulting in the armor’s ...

“Even if we educate foreigners after they arrive in Japan about the prohibition of street drinking, the effect is minimal," Sataki said. "If Shibuya and Shinjuku are off-limits, there is a ...