By Damian Flanagan The other day I had the pleasure of attending a very interesting presentation about antique books by an ...

If leading a sustainable life is the mantra of many Bay Area residents - underscored by daily reminders of global warming and diminishing natural resources - how to put the ideal into practice is not ...

This is a sponsored story, created and edited exclusively by Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Tokyo Updates website. What kind of relationship did Japanese people and animals have during the early ...

The Ukiyo-e woodblock prints of Japan’s Edo period manage to speak volumes about their world without raising their voice. These delicate yet powerfully evocative images are the fullest expression of ...

Netflix’s "Blue Eye Samurai" is an anime series set during the opening decades of Japan’s Edo period (1603–1867), also known as the Tokugawa period. Among other subjects, the series addresses the role ...

Japan’s Edo Period (1603-1867) was a time of peace and stability when various arts and technologies became well developed. At the top of the social hierarchy was the samurai warrior class. So ...

Regarding Eriko Arita's May 14 article, "": I find the comments of Tetsunari Iida (executive director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies) very interesting, but I have the following ...