More than a century after colonisation, the Ainu language almost vanished. Now machines are listening to hours of old ...

Near Bentfeld, Germany, archaeologists discovered a 1,600-year-old wooden well, initially mistaken for a livestock watering hole. The well, along with other artifacts, offers insights into the ...

Tamago Sando is Japan’s take on the classic egg sandwich - and it might be the best version yet. With its ultra-creamy ...

In an accidental find, a 10th-century burial site believed to have belonged to a Viking noble family has been discovered in ...

The sacred camphor tree at Kinomiya Shrine in Atami is no ordinary timber. Estimated to be more than 2,000 years old, it is ...

Five paddlers completed a journey from Taiwan to Yonaguni Island, across some of the world's fastest oceanic currents, ...

A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 million this week. Carol Ross' interest in ancient Roman currency and history led ...

Japan’s recent arrest of nine individuals connected to a massive $629 million gambling operation represents just the tip of the iceberg in the country’s complex relationship with gambling.

JAPANESE HEROES OF ANCIENT DAYS; ... maps of unusual merit, and a large number of pictures of costumes, coins, medals, tablets, weapons, furniture, and implements.

The coins feature Eugenius, an illegitimate ruler. Luxembourg officials say that a hoard of ancient Roman treasure, worth nearly $318,000 in modern U.S. dollars, has been recently found.