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 ...

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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 ...

(Image courtesy of "Jomon Zine" editor-in-chief Akihide Mochizuki) TOKYO -- Three artifacts described as "dogu" earthenware figurines from Japan's ancient Jomon period were removed from the Agency ...

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Hoshi Japanese Cafe in Plano serves Japanese street foods, and at the forefront is its Texas-sized onigiri. Hoshi is nestled in the inner corner of the shopping center, next to Krispy Krunchy Chicken.

“We are a country that has not been studying or preserving its history ... corner of 1st Street and Central Avenue in Little Tokyo – was strategic. “This was where Japanese Americans ...

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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. will leave the banking industry’s main climate-finance alliance, the first major Japanese lender to join an exodus led by institutions from Wall Street and ...

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