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Experts solve mystery of ancient 'mummified dragon' discovered by Japanese shogun
Researchers believe they’ve cracked the mystery of a mummified “rainbow dragon” that’s been sitting in a Japanese treasure house for centuries. The “dragon” has been […]
Swiss Design, by Way of Japanese Aesthetics
Five years after Covid-19 first upended our lives, Florent Breton’s story is something of a cliché. A French-born sales manager for Victorinox, the company best […]
Masaki Kashiwara, Japanese Mathematician, Wins 2025 Abel Prize
Masaki Kashiwara, a Japanese mathematician, received this year’s Abel Prize, which aspires to be the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in math. Dr. Kashiwara’s highly […]
Japanese Court Disbands Unification Church in Wake of Abe Killing
A court in Tokyo on Tuesday ordered the Japanese branch of the Unification Church to disband, three years after it came under scrutiny following the […]
Yasuaki Shimizu, a Japanese Sax Master, Takes North America
Invited onto Tokyo’s jazz circuit, he sat in on “incredibly moving” gigs with John Coltrane’s drummer Elvin Jones in 1979 and ’81. (Shimizu’s bebop phrasings […]
Japanese tourist leads Puri beach cleanup mission, raises awareness | India News
Akie Doi, a music and yoga teacher from Kanazawa, Japan, fell in love with Puri during her maiden visit to Odisha in 2022. Since then, […]
The 95-Year-Old Japanese Man Who Is the World’s Oldest Speedskater
When Iichi Marumo competed in his first international race seven years ago in Moscow, the Japanese speedskater moved down the ice at about the pace […]
Why Japanese Oscar Contender ‘Black Box Diaries’ Isn’t Being Shown in Japan
A film by a Japanese woman about her search for justice from uncooperative authorities after she reported being raped is a contender at Sunday’s Academy […]
South Korean Police Investigate Japanese Woman for Kissing BTS Star Jin
The South Korean police have summoned a Japanese woman for questioning after she was accused of kissing Jin, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, […]