Beneath the serene surface of Kyoto’s temples and shrines lies a deeper story of intentional city planning rooted in ancient philosophies. Designed in the Heian period, the city’s grid layout wasn’t ...

How did Buddhism become one of Japan’s defining religions? In this animated historical documentary, Kings and Generals traces ...

The historical issues in East Asia have long been a blindspot for the United States. Time to start paying attention.

Nara City was Japan's capital during the 8th Century, and many shrines and temples constructed during that time are now part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, a Unesco World Heritage Site.

By Damian Flanagan There is a curious historical footnote that tends to be forgotten about the Japanese imperial expansion of the late 19th and early ...

This bridling against the Tokyo and Kyoto-centric, top-down imposed vision of "Japan" has a history running back many centuries. When in the early 17th century, the Lord of Sendai in Tohoku, Date ...

Journey to Japan’s lesser-visited mountainous region, home to many distinctive traditional inns, within whose walls you can catch echoes of travellers past. An inside guide to Tohoku—Japan’s ...

TOKYO — When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn't expect a backlash. The finely detailed woodblock prints have been ...

Today’s water challenges call for cooperation and the exchange of knowledge and expertise. The Dutch water sector invites you ...

Japan will go ahead with a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, despite South Korea’s last-minute boycott of the event that highlighted tensions between the neighbors ...

TOKYO — Japan's government and people cheered the record trophy haul for period drama "Shogun" at the annual U.S. television Emmy Awards as yet another win for their history and culture, which ...