Michelle Liu Carriger of UCLA's Department of Theater received the Barnard Hewitt Award for her book on theater history, ...

Our Tokyo correspondent explores the history and cultural importance of the Riso in its home country, and its continued ...

The word “miracle” is often used to describe Japan’s economic and political rise during the Meiji era, 1865-1912, into the Taishō era, 1912-1926. Although most historians now agree that the ...

You can avoid the crowds in Japan-even in Tokyo and Kyoto. Consider when and where you visit, try new neighborhoods, and make ...

Historical sites of Meiji era and ancient white pines, which are rare in Japan, are spread about here and there. In the vast leafy premises, there are various facilities in which you can enjoy playing ...

but also the Tokogawa period, during which the groundwork was laid for the industrialization and modernization in the late nineteenth century after the Meiji Restoration. She traces the steady ...

Japanese Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, passed away at 101. She died due to old age, possibly ...

“LifeWear is more than just clothing; it’s a way of living and embodies the Japanese value of simplicity, quality, and longevity,” expresses Mr. Yanai. In their body of work spanning four ...

Japan’s own domestic politics has now entered into a new period of uncertainty. The recent Japanese election saw the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lose its majority, meaning it ...

TOKYO (AP) -- Forty years after its founding, Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo has more than 2,500 stores worldwide. Sales at its parent company, Fast Retailing Co., recently topped 3 trillion ...

Striving to restore their original appearances, many feudal-era castles around Japan are replacing their ... a government edict issued after the Meiji Restoration in 1868 that brought an end ...