information about his death on Sept. 19 spread through social media. The number of people offering flowers at Shenzhen Japanese School, where the boy attended, has since increased. Even people in ...

The Japanese writer and nationalist, a darling of the US far right, was haunted by the aesthetics of self-destruction.

Originally published in Japanese in 1962, this tale appears here in English for the first time, on the centenary of the ...

In the first survey of its kind, consuming veggies and fruits was confirmed to help lower the risk of death among Japanese who partook of them on a daily basis. A team of researchers from the ...

March, the month marking the end of the academic and business year in Japan, is usually one of the busiest times for the flower industry, with surges in demand for graduation ceremonies at schools ...

During the pandemic, Miya Ando created 1,345 small drawings tracing each moon cycle of 29 days. They are the basis for a new ...

A letter in the Directors' Correspondence archive describes how the deadly prediction of an old Chinese proverb about bamboo flowering came true. "When the bamboo flowers, famine, death and ...

Hanami is the Japanese tradition of admiring cherry blossoms in full bloom. These delicate flowers only last a short time, reminding us of the transient nature of life. Overthinking often arises ...

From the Scottish Highland Gathering and Games to the Aloha Festival, here are eight Bay Area cultural festivals to add to ...

Learning new things is important if we want to live a long and fulfilling life. Acquiring new skills and performing ...