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How has Japanese culture been shaped by powerful cycles of globalization and isolation? When was the earliest human habitation of Japan, and what are the origins of its rich culture? These and other ...

On New Year's Day, millions of people in Japan visit Shinto shrines to pray for good fortune. In summer, many return to their hometowns to honor ancestors in Buddhist rituals. Families often maintain ...

Over the last decade, Japanese whisky has been one of the best preforming sectors of the international whisky market. Between 2010 and 2019, American imports of Japanese whisky grew fifty-fold.

Japan has increasingly become a popular travel and migrant destination because of its unique culture and diverse economic opportunities. In the three decades between 1980 and 2019, the population of ...

An American who has known the Japanese intimately, reëxamines their problems and policies in the hope of explaining the situation and minimizing the danger of conflict with the United States. The ...

Whereas western architectural tradition aspires to permanence – an Englishman’s home is his castle, after all – Japanese architecture is focused on flexibility. A close harmony with the natural world ...

The Japanese archipelago is actively undergoing seismic shifts due to interactions between the oceanic plate and the continental plate. At the plate boundaries located directly beneath areas of Japan ...