Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other ...

Tokyo Station, November 4th 1921. Hara Takashi is a symbol of the new Japan. He was born into a minor Samurai family and opted to be classed as a commoner. He worked to become the first commoner and ...

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“Conscience is the only voice that protects the life of an innocent man,” he wrote in a journal entry in 1981, when he was ...

As someone involved in one of these international anime co-productions with the Cannon Busters series for NETFLIX (2019), this question connects with me in a big way. Episode 2 of Uzumaki is ...

President Joe Biden on Friday praised the cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the U.S. at countering what he described ...

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A new exhibition spotlights a trio who pushed the boundaries of American art and illustrated the experiences of World War II incarceration ...

Now that summer has loosened its torrid grip, a trip to this outdoor museum in the western Tokyo suburbs is a perfect way to ...

Samurai swords, also known as katana, hold a special place in the history and culture of Japan. Step into the world of the ...

Swords in Demon Slayer are one of the most crucial aspects about every character. The color of each sword is directly related to the breathing style and identity of the character. Thus, by looking ...