Kumiko emerged in the Asuka era between about 600 and 700 C.E. and eschews nails in favor of perfectly cut pieces that notch ...

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest ...

If you've ever wondered how farming spread far and wide, our research on past human societies offers one explanation: contact ...

One of the world’s most populous cities, Tokyo brings together many of the elements that make Japan so popular with travelers ...

Places in Japan like Shizuoka, Kochi, and Wakayama would be the most vulnerable. But a rupture or a tsunami would not be the last of the problems in this geography. Experts at Tohoku and Kyoto ...

A mysterious underwater structure off the coast of Japan has some experts wondering if we've seriously underestimated ancient civilizations. Known as the Yonaguni Monument, 82 feet (24.99 meters) ...

[Photo by Ye Yilin / for chinadaily.com.cn] Eighty-year-old Chen Feng has voluntarily safeguarded the tombs of ancient Japanese at a cemetery in Fuzhou, Fujian province, for over two decades.

Chen Feng, 80, cleans fallen leaves at Fuzhou Ryukyu Cemetery in Fuzhou, Fujian province. [Photo by Ye Yilin / for chinadaily.com.cn] Fuzhou and Naha (the capital of Okinawa) became sister cities ...

After nearly 90 hours in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, I find myself looking back at how the franchise’s fans lamented that Sucker Punch beat Ubisoft to the punch in creating a game based in ancient Japan ...

A staple of Japanese cuisine, miso soup has a long history that goes back over a thousand years. Miso paste came to Japan from China, introduced by Buddhist monks. It eventually morphed into the ...

Guga Foods This Ancient Japanese Fungus Transformed My Steak Posted: April 1, 2025 | Last updated: April 1, 2025 Most dry-aged steaks take weeks to develop deep, beefy flavor. I tried to do it in ...