The religious connotations of sake are evident at the brewery. The big cedar-leaves ball hanging under the eaves is a symbol ...

Here are ten Japanese concepts unique to this language and culture, imbued with wisdom, respect, and gratitude for life, time ...

This year’s OzAsia festival’s programming continues to challenge against these old narratives, celebrating the diverse voices ...

Institutions such as the Mongolian State University of Arts and Culture, the National Academy of Dance in Kazakhstan, and Japan's Matsuyama Ballet Company contributed musical instruments ...

Ridley Scott re-enters the epic-movie arena with ‘Gladiator II,’ indie darling Father John Misty releases a new record, ‘Elf’ ...

Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other ...

Gagosian ’s Grosvenor Hill gallery in London will present ‘Japanese Art History à la Takashi Murakami ’, a new exhibition ...

The literature prize has long faced criticism that it is too focused on European and North American writers of style-heavy, story-light prose. It has also been male-dominated — Han is only the ...

In a career spanning more than 50 years, Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano has gained a following as an animator, illustrator, ...

A map of downtown Spokane's east end, circa 1910, would be barely recognizable to most locals today. Even though all the ...

A new “Paths of Ink” exhibition celebrating the art of calligraphy will open in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Schaefer International Gallery on Nov. 12, with works by eight Japanese and Korean ...

PHOTOS: From anime to fine art: Japan's Yoshitaka Amano is celebrated with a major retrospective Striking out on his own in the 1980s, Amano illustrated such science fantasy classics as the ...