Snuff tubes uncovered at Chavin de Huantar in Peru reveal how leaders used mystical experiences to cement their power.

Hidden beneath the waters surrounding Japan’s Yonaguni island are the towering ruins of a 10,000-year-old city built by a ...

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of Japan continues with a video on the Edo Japan’s social order and the bakuhan system, as we deduce what the feudal structure ...

is only the third known example in Japan of an ancient wooden deity having been carved during a single day of devotion. The “ichinichi-zoryubutsu” style of carving was authenticated by Kyoto ...

There is no official data but anecdotal evidence suggests that increasing numbers of foreign men are flocking to the area after seeing videos on social ... t communicate in Japanese, they write ...

There is no official data but anecdotal evidence collected by AFP suggests that increasing numbers of foreign men are flocking to the area after seeing videos on social media. One of the women ...

An earthquake in central Myanmar just unearthed an ancient structure that may be part of a royal “water palace,” experts say. Previously, only a staircase was visible. Now, after the ...

Wine’s detractors will often claim the beverage is for elitist snobs, but we know that’s not true. And what’s more, the people of ancient Troy knew it too. A new archaeological study has found ...

In today’s digest, we cover Japan’s cease and desist order against Google plus a UK lawsuit against the tech giant over its online search dominance OpenAI’s early steps toward launching its own social ...

INWA, MYANMAR—ArtNews reports that a massive earthquake that struck parts of southeast Asia revealed the ruins of an ancient structure near the historic city of Inwa, formerly known as Ratnapura ...

The setting is The Sumo Hall Hirakuza Osaka, the latest place to watch the ancient Japanese sport over food, Yoshinori Tashiro, 47, a retired sumo wrestler who starred in John Wick: Chapter 4 ...