In Japan, calligraphy is more than just writing—it’s an art form that requires patience, focus, and respect for tradition.

Martial art-- military hand- to-hand combat-- that is practiced today has its roots in samurai warfare, as explained at the ...

On Ikitsuki and other remote sections of Nagasaki prefecture, Hidden Christians still pray to these disguised objects. They ...

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

The samurai were a ... In the realm of painting, Watanabe Kazan (1793-1841), whose family was loyal to the daimyo Tahara, combined the traditional Japanese painting style ukiyo-e with European ...

This act mirrors the samurai ideal of choosing an honorable death over meaningless survival. The black-and-white ink brush art style draws directly from sumi-e painting, a traditional Japanese ...

“This maiden yen-denominated loan broadens Ayala Corporation’s partnership with Japanese financial institutions, particularly Mizuho and SMBC,” AC treasurer Estelito Biacora said in a statement. “The ...

Netflix has unveiled its Japanese content slate for 2025, headlined by “Last Samurai Standing,” a period drama featuring 300 samurai warriors gathered at Tenryuji Temple in Kyoto, lured by the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gifted President Trump a golden samurai helmet during their first face-to-face meeting at the White House on Friday. The lavish present — known as the ...

ranging from film screenings to classes on Japanese calligraphy and sumi-e (black ink painting). "I don't think there has ever been a samurai show in Spokane," says Wesley Jessup, executive ...

“Samurai, Sunrise ... (March 1 and April 5), Japanese Calligraphy and Sumi-e: The Art of Black Ink (March 26), Rare Courage: Japanese American Soldiers in WWII (April 10), Beneath the Trees ...

French painter Henri Matisse first came into contact with ukiyo-e woodcut prints in the early 20th century, when various world fairs brought Japanese art to Europe. Struggling to get his own ...