A museum closure has shone a light on the vast collections acquired during the bubble years — and warned companies that ...

A simple request to examine a centuries-old artwork led to a stunning discovery: the paintings on “fusuma” sliding doors ...

So clearly it was learned early on in human history that art as personal adornment enhanced your status. Modern politicians use political techniques invented by rulers of old, but instead of paint ...

1140-1144. From the ambulatory and crypt of the church of the Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis, Saint Benedict Window. New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters Collection, 1980. Public domain ...

Japanese art was all around me while traveling through Kyoto and Tokyo in Japan. One of the reasons I started Passport by ...

A Japanese rail company has apologised after a train left a station 25 seconds early, the second such case in months. The operator said the "great inconvenience we placed upon our customers was ...

A rail company in Japan has apologised after one of its trains departed 20 seconds early. Management on the Tsukuba Express line between Tokyo and the city of Tsukuba say they "sincerely apologise ...

Darumaji is closely associated with Prince Shotoku (574-622), a political reformer of near-mythical status who helped build the foundations of early Japan. It is said that his pet dog Yukimaru is ...

The year 1987 was a particularly gratifying one for Nissan’s American design staff. Just seven years earlier, the company’s ...

Palworld is a game about living a slow life with mysterious creatures “Pal” or throwing yourself into life-and-death battles with poachers. You can make Pals fight, breed, help with farming ...

Kia has announced that it will launch its first PBV, the PV5, and will additionally establish a PBV ecosystem through ...

Landslides are a perennial risk in Japan, because it is subject to high ... Monitoring of ground movements can help provide early warning of impending landslides, but the scope of ground- or ...