Reading, writes Edwina Preston, is a way of journeying on the wings of others without moving from the armchair (or bed). Here ...

The joys and struggles of the bygone days of the Westside’s Japanese plantation workers are celebrated with a new five-song ...

R.Park, A.R.Allen, C.B.Brown, R.Chahayed, O.Fedi, P.M.Lawrence II, Bruno Mars, T.M.Thomas, H.R.Walter, M.D.Chapman, N.Chinn Bruno Mars, Cirkut, O.Fedi, R.Chahayed ...

Hey Dada,” my six-year-old says. “When did Japan start believing in Pokemon?” It’s day three of our journey through the land of the rising sun and we’re getting to the big questions.

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” – while they were being shipped to a ...

Her most famous is Wolves of Willoughy Chase, part of a 12-book series set in an alternate 19th-century Britain. It blends mystery, history, and some pretty terrifying canines! Buy a copy here.

Is it possible to see into the future Many believe that a man named Michel de Nostradamus could His predictions of the future have mystified scholars for over four hundred years Nostradamus made over ...

Planning your dream trip to Japan in spring for cherry blossom season? Here is where and when is the best time to see the cherry blossoms in Japan! In this deep dive, we share the Japan cherry blossom ...

News delivered via satellite from NHK Japan, in Japanese, no subtitles. Watch on SBS WorldWatch at 11pm everyday, also available on SBS OnDemand.

I’m guessing we all have a happy memory that took place on or near a lake. Look at the sumptuous color in the James Dickson Innes (1887-1914) painting above.

History explains the modern world by tracking phenomena like gender, race, class, religion, the state, empire, or capitalism back through time. Our historians are able to reach back to the Roman ...