Japan formed its first centralized government during the Nara period (710–94) and adopted a legal system called ritsuryo, ...

The Gyoda Municipal Government in eastern Japan's Saitama Prefecture is launching its first-ever rooftop tours to provide ...

The implements used in the art of Japanese embroidery, or nihon shishu, are on view as part of the current exhibit, "Japanese Embroidery: A Journey of Tradition and Innovation," at the Polasek Museum.

It’s hard to say what’s cooler about the Japanese shōya house at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens — the centuries-old wood structure that was once the center of a ...

The $10 million job of moving a centuries-old shoya house from Japan to the U.S. was far more complicated than just taking apart a puzzle and putting it back together.

This spring and summer, Japan’s ancient aesthetic heritage meets the cutting edge of animation. On at the Tokyo National Museum from March 25 to August 3, ‘Immersive Theater on Neo-Japonism ...

A detail shot of Triptych #3, David Gootnick, Alaskan yellow cedar and redheart on washi paper, 2023 Courtesy of David Gootnick. First emerging in Japan in the Asuka period of about 538 to 710 C.E ...

Treasure trove of 100,000 ancient coins, some dating back 2,000 years, discovered at construction site in Japan, officials say. ... Photo from the Maebashi City Government.

Aizawa repairs ceramic pottery using an ancient Japanese method of kintsugi, mending together the broken pieces using adhesives and putties, and decorating with a golden powder. The art of ...