16 in Tokyo, was part of a group of avant-garde artists in postwar Japan who were determined to create a new visual language. Working like a film director or an improv coach, he coaxed narratives ...

After almost three lost decades, Japan — one of the world's biggest economies — is finally showing signs of life.

Two hours later, Eisako Sato, 63, the dynamo of five former Cabinets, became the tenth Prime Minister of postwar Japan—and, all but inevitably, a man destined to guide his nation along a new ...

Shuntaro Tanikawa, a leading poet in postwar Japan also known for his translations of the U.S. cartoon strip "Peanuts," is pictured after receiving a letter of gratitude from Snoopy, the main ...