Five paddlers completed a journey from Taiwan to Yonaguni Island, across some of the world's fastest oceanic currents, ...

Japan and South Korea are marking the 60th anniversary of the normalization of their diplomatic relations on Sunday, as both ...

“He was holding a red leather box, and inside was a ruby necklace, which glittered in the warm light,” she wrote in her 2002 book ... Japanese flora and fauna. Today, Cartier is an advocate for ...

From Hokusai to Manet and Hockney, visual artists have often turned experiences of travel into the inspirations for ...

But no country other than Israel ever came into existence by virtue of its future citizens quietly, peaceably, buying land, ...

With its elegant presentation of Stephen Sondheim’s “Pacific Overtures,” San Francisco’s Kunoichi Productions is fulfilling ...

Melbourne is the perfect place for a winter getaway for Aussies – here are the best things we did when we went Melbourne has all the ingredients for a perfect winter getaway from Sydney: cosy ...

Conservatives in Japan are urging the government to take action against a museum in Toronto run by a Chinese-Canadian organisation, accusing it of distorting history and harming the country’s ...

This March, I traveled to Munich as the first leg of a longer trip to do some creative research in Europe. It was a lovely visit. In everyday life, I am not exactly an urbanite, so even leaving alone ...

FEW writers can occupy Theodore White’s seat on the balcony of history. White is more famous for his quartet of books, ... Perry had taken to Tokyo when he opened Japan to the West in 1853.

LONDON -- English translations of Japanese novels are becoming best sellers in Britain. Asako Yuzuki's "Butter" has sold 280,000 copies, surpassing th ...

This book serves as a vital guidepost for future cooperation, drawing from the lessons of our 50-year history," he said. VASS Vice President Dang Xuan Thanh emphasized the book’s academic value. "This ...