Classifying ancient pottery has always depended on the trained judgment of an archaeologist. Identifying the subtle ...

It’s hard to say what’s cooler about the Japanese shōya house at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens — the centuries-old wood structure that was once the center of a small ...

Visitors wearing traditional Japanese kimonos watch digital artwork at teamLab Biovortex in Kyoto, Japan, November 9, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) -An immersive art space in the ...

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Cruising Japan offers a perspective most travellers miss when moving through the country by train. Seen from the water, the geography feels more coherent: the islands form a long arc, where major port ...

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New research into ancient Japanese rice farming suggests that significant technological development does not always mean ‘abandonment’ of cultural practices - particularly culinary traditions.

Japan formed its first centralized government during the Nara period (710–94) and adopted a legal system called ritsuryo, under which food items were paid as taxes. Now researchers have found ...

Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest hotel, has been run by the ...

KYOTO, Japan, Nov 11 (Reuters) - An immersive art space in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto is offering a novel experience to visitors from around the world, aiming to dissolve the boundary ...