The city of Hiroshima is best known among overseas visitors as the site of the world’s first atomic bombing. The city’s association with nuclear weapons has been underscored by the recent Nobel Peace ...

A new lodging facility here provides guests with magnificent views from the top of an ancient burial mound and places to rest (temporarily) at its base.

The first modern empress to take up sericulture was Empress Dowager Shoken, wife of Emperor Meiji. At that time, silk exports had become an important industrial sector in Japan and the empress ...

The Meiji era played a pivotal role in shaping Japan’s culinary landscape and openness to foreign influences. During this period, Japan transitioned from centuries of isolation to embracing ...

Don't have an account? Create Account The emperor returns. His billionaire populism comes this time with a certain acquisitive hunger — for Greenland, for the Panama Canal, for all of Canada.