But in 1983, after ending his teaching career, he returned to Siberia at the age of 58 as a member of a now-defunct national council working for the compensation of Japanese detainees. When a memorial ...

19 to mourn a Japanese boy who was fatally stabbed in China’s southeastern city of Shenzhen. The memorial was held in a room of a building in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward, where participants laid ...

Two years on, the formula seems to be working as international interest in Japanese contemporary art surges. Despite a slight overlap with Shanghai Art Week, the two VIP days of this year’s Art ...

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Since our launch, the visibility of Tokyo’s art scene and Japanese artists has significantly improved, and this year’s edition of Art Week Tokyo features an incredible lineup of exhibitions ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a heavy rain warning for Wajima early Jan. 3. It called on residents in the Noto Peninsula to remain vigilant against landslides, rockfalls and other ...

An exhibition featuring a traditional bridal item from the Hokuriku region is being held in Tokyo to support the quake-hit Noto area in central Japan. The item, called "hanayome noren," or bride's ...

In a world awash in technological overload and geopolitical unrest, the non-Japanese animated films at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), which ran from Oct. 28 through Nov. 6 ...

The residents of Woodford Halse came out in numbers yesterday (November 7) to witness the unveiling of the village’s new war horse memorial sculpture. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to ...

Osaka, Japan. Informal portrait of Private Stan Rixon of Prahran, who was captured in Java and spent over three years in a prison camp, hitchhiked 200 miles to meet the occupation troops in Osaka.

A street festival in a commercial area of Kure. In the foreground Japanese girls in traditional dress are walking in the parade, while two children from the audience run along side. The parade, which ...

A large haul of crabs was brought in at Wajima Port in Wajima in the prefecture, which was severely damaged by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. The port’s quay walls have risen due to the Jan. 1 ...