says that what the world might see as avant-garde is often an extension of Japanese traditions and customs — it’s not a stretch to link Issey Miyake’s famous pleats to the art of origami ...

The author with an Egyptian journalist in front of the Chongqing Hotpot Restaurant, a bomb shelter converted into a restaurant in Chongqing, China.

Expo has kicked off in Osaka, Japan, bringing together more than 150 countries and regions, each with their own culture and vision of the future. From ancient artifacts to AI-powered robots and a ...

THE Beijing Opera has welcomed International journalists on a study tour in China for a visit and treated them to a special ...

Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be admitted to hospital for heart tests on Tuesday, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing the Imperial Household Agency. Akihito, 91, who is retired ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito will undergo heart tests at a hospital after an unspecified problem was detected during a routine checkup, Japanese media reports said Monday.

Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Japanese Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 91, was admitted to the University of Tokyo Hospital on Tuesday for a heart examination after being diagnosed with a high possibility of ...