The ancient tradition of women free diving for shellfish can still be seen in Japan’s unspoilt Shima Peninsula.

Something tells me US President Donald Trump would love to be a Roman emperor. The mythology of unrestrained power with ...

Japan was in the midst of a very tumultuous period. The Meiji Emperor was trying to modernise and westernise the country, ...

While ancient Chinese texts during the Sui Dynasty (581–618) did use a term resembling "empire," it referred to a country ruled by an emperor ... influenced by the Japanese language's use ...

This “Eastward Expedition” traditionally marks the beginning of Japan as a nation, and Jinmu is revered as the legendary first tennō, or emperor ... by the waves. In ancient times, people ...

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

For 16 generations, master gardeners in this one family have dedicated their lives to preserving one of the nation's most ...

This underrated city was once the capital of Japan in the Middle Ages and is now a beautiful, tourist-friendly hub with ...

The ancient practice began more than 2,000 years ago, when Japanese monks traveled to China as emissaries and brought ...

Kashiigu shrine in Fukuoka’s Higashi Ward is a picturesque complex of vermillion and white structures surrounded by lush greenery that lend a feeling of serenity and repose. Last year the shrine ...