More than 30,000 spectators were treated to an ancient Japanese imperial procession, a highlight of Kyoto's Aoi Matsuri festival, May 15 as s･･･ ...

And It Could Help Future Medicine Scientists have just made a fascinating discovery about the roots of the Japanese people.

If you ever travel back in time to hang out with Homo sapiens around 41,000 years ago, pack some sunscreen – or better yet, a ...

The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of ...

These women, called ama – Japanese for women of the sea – are part of a tradition spanning thousands of years. Their diving practice is mentioned in ancient classical literature and there’s ...

OMI-HACHIMAN, Shiga (Japan): A model of an ancient dog at a museum in Omi-Hachiman, Shiga Prefecture, is gaining popularity thanks to social media posts showing the dog model “walking” in and ...

(Mainichi/Yasuhiro Okawa) NARA -- A new building inspired by an ancient Japan palace was recently completed here at Manyo Botanical Garden on the grounds of the iconic Kasugataisha Shrine ...