In Kansas City a growing group of Japanese and Japanese American artists are building a cultural presence that did not fully ...

Traditional public bathhouses in Japan are in deep water as soaring energy costs triggered by the Middle East oil supply disruptions threaten to extinguish the fires of a fading tradition, with some ...

After two decades of a loveless personal life, a 60-year-old traditional dancer in Japan discovered unexpected late-life love with a protege who is 34 years her junior. In April, the couple made an ...

Across the walls of a room titled “Birthplace of Yokai,” a restless cast of yōkai (monsters), oni (ogres) and tsukumogami (everyday objects given spirit and will) frolic and play as modern technology ...

Hakama are pleated, skirtlike trousers worn over a kimono, as part of a traditional Japanese outfit. Historically, they have been worn by both men and women, although they fell out of fashion for ...

Nowadays, most martial arts are consumed primarily as sporting events. Matches at the Olympics, or other shows, have strict rules that define the scoring systems and target areas to ensure ...

Hidden behind the Sanin mountains, an hour's drive away from Hiroshima, is the humble port town of Hamada, Shimane Prefecture. Facing the great blue Sea of Japan, Hamada's history goes back 400 years, ...

There’s nothing particularly fancy about a traditional Japanese breakfast. In its simplest form, the morning teishoku, or set meal, is centered around a bowl of white rice and four non-negotiable ...

Christie’s will auction off a trove of anime, manga and traditional Japanese artworks this month. The sale, titled “Anime Starts Here: Japanese Subculture Imagines Tradition,” is the first New York ...

TOKYO (AP) — The kimono, that elaborate, delicate wrap-around garment worn by geisha and samurai from centuries back, is getting a vibrant remake, appreciated these days for a virtue that’s more ...

Visitors to Kyoto can experience traditional Japanese culture with a stay at a modern hotel designed in the style of a ryokan — a traditional Japanese inn — in the former imperial capital. Onyado Nono ...