It’s 20 years since Japan’s most popular pilgrimage route was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list — and its spiritual ...

It is now facing its greatest trial since the end of World War II. The existing order is being seriously challenged. Japan finds itself in the most severe and complex security environment of the ...

For over seventy years, Japan’s constitution has remained untouched, a symbol of a reformed nation and a democratic society. Introduced under U.S.-led occupation in the wake of World War II ...

U.S. Army. The Japanese Occupation (1945-1951) On the morning of September 8, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur made his way by automobile toward the American Embassy in the heart of Tokyo.

A record nine Japanese lawmakers have formally entered the race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as head of ...

JOMON (10,000 - 300 B.C.) Prehistoric period of tribal/clan organization. Stone Age hunters and gatherers who make jomon (rope-patterned) pottery inhabit Japan. 660 B.C. Mythological Jimmu ("Divine ...

Japan has climbed from sixth place last year to the second spot in the 2024 Best Countries index due to its sweeping reforms ...

Japanese is a language isolate, spoken by 121 million people in Japanese archipelago. There are small Japanese communities in American Samoa, Hawaii, North and South ...

Japan’s household spending was largely unchanged in July, adding to concerns that overall economic growth will stay tepid in ...

The geo-map below serves as an official record of one year’s worth of Western Michigan University's community engagement initiatives. The geo-map fosters awareness of the expansiveness of the ...

Japan's former environment minister and leading prime ministerial candidate, Shinjiro Koizumi, said on Friday he would call a ...

The Japanese economy likely expanded during the April-June quarter at roughly the same solid pace as initially predicted, a ...