Japan was isolated from the outside world due to years of internal conflict and fear of colonization by European powers. When Commodore Matthew Perry sailed into Edo Bay in 1853, he changed the course ...

Director Nick Ishimaru and crew determined to bring play's surprising blend of cultures back to the Bay. Stephen Sondheim and ...

A Necropolis is a mere depository for dead bodies,” Douglass wrote. “Green-Wood,” on the other hand, implied “verdure, shade, ...

I glanced around a little longer and was about to leave when the Farben Japans (Colors of Japan) pamphlet first caught my ... of topics like Pure Land Buddhism or the forced opening to trade in 1853, ...

Centered on the extraordinary appeal of "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa" by Katsushika Hokusai, this exhibition offers a smartly ...

Led by Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, the Japan Parade kicks off on Saturday with an opening ceremony at 12:30 p.m. then steps off from Central Park West and 81st Street at 1 p.m. Marchers will make ...

Xiaomi, China's largest smartphone maker, has opened its first retail locations in Japan, opening two stores in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo. Rival Oppo, China's third-largest smartphone ...

Japan won the toss and opted to bat first against Thailand in their match Sano International T20I Tri-Series 2025 taking place at the Sano International Cricket Ground. (More Cricket News ...

Foreign investors hold approximately $8.5 trillion of the United States’ national debt. Japan tops the list, with approximately $1.13 trillion. This financial relationship has long been framed ...

Nintendo has announced that it is opening its fourth store in Japan by the end of 2025 in Fukuoka. Further details are scarce at the moment, but Nintendo says the store will be located in JR ...