On the windswept coasts of Hokkaido, a language once thought to be vanishing is echoing back into life. The story of Ainu, ...

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

Scientists have identified the oldest known ant, belonging to the extinct subfamily Haidomyrmecinae, also known as "hell ants ...

Conservative lawmakers decry a change of the surname rule in the Civil Code as an attack on traditional values and tie it to ...

The world's largest wooden structure has been completed. Aptly named the Grand Ring, it takes the form of a massive circular ...

With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...

The five covers of T’s annual Culture issue — which this year is devoted entirely to Japan and its outsize cultural influence ...