Even buildings as remarkable as Mr. Kikutake’s Miyakonojo Civic Center, with its segmented roof arched like a baby stroller, fell prey. Similarly, Japan’s shrinking population has stimulated the ...

Pacific Vistas: California and the Opening of Japan -- Apocalypse Now: A Bottom-Up View of the Years 1853 to 1868 -- Fukuzawa Yukichi, "A Petition on the Subjugation of Chōshū -- That Terrible Year ...

Japan is where old traditions and modern wonders collide. From robot cafes in Tokyo to green tea ceremonies in the mountains of Mt Fuji. These are the best spots to cruise around Japan. The post ...

I got my first impression of Japanese culture through real-time strategy games, where choosing to play with the civilization meant getting disciplined units and sleek pagodas, and I've been a fan of ...

Designers of the Yamato intended for this monster battleship to defeat any counterpart from the United States Navy. But the advent of aircraft carriers ensured that no such battle would ever occur.

A potter's paradise: the realm of ceramics in modern Japan / Meghen Jones -- Tradition, modernity, and national identity: celadon production at the Makuzu ceramic workshop, 1870-1916 / Clare Pollard - ...

The country’s aesthetics and inventions have spread far. It still remains a singular place. To accompany one of this issue’s stories, T invited three artists to make mascots inspired by The New York ...

Tokyo feels like a deep library of neighborhoods and niche scenes; Seoul moves like a live feed of fast-changing districts. Here’s how the two capitals compete and cross-pollinate in pop, beauty, ...

Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan, is said to be the birthplace of Japan's modern beer industry with the ...