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Among Japan's famous martial arts there lies one that has remained almost unheard of in the West. Kyudo, the martial art used ...

Mina Watanabe has made it her life’s work to tell the stories of the women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese ...

The Yamate Japanese Exchange Program has been a Yakima tradition for decades, building lifelong friendships and cultural ...

A renowned sleep doctor, Dr Hiroshi Takeda, has shared a simple Japanese trick that could help you get a better night's sleep.

Shiori Ito became one of the faces of Japan's #MeToo movement. Her documentary about that experience, 'Black Box Diaries,' is ...

WHEN Evonie Blake Lee moved to Japan from Jamaica to teach English, she was surprised that many of her students were reserved ...

The tradition of hanami involves observing the fleeting beauty of nature—and offers an important lesson about the importance ...

As winter fades, the world eagerly anticipates one of nature’s most breathtaking spectacles: cherry blossom season. This year ...

Tucked away in Japan’s countryside, millions of abandoned homes – known as akiya – sit empty, waiting for a second life. With ...

"I wanted to spark a different conversation around menopause, one that empowers women and embraces it as a new beginning," ...

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are just a couple weeks from finally returning to Earth after being stuck in ...