Tonkatsu, a fried pork cutlet, came from French chefs cooking in the imperial court after Japan opened to the West during the ...

See Dessa Goddard appraise a Japanese russet iron Namban helmet, ca. 1800, in Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 3. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American ...

Lunch time was a delight at Kona’s Coffee, a Hawaiian pancake cafe in Tokorozawa city that has locations in Tokyo and throughout Japan. This eatery combines coffee, pancakes and a great Hawaiian ...

Japanese grand sumo champion Yokozuna Terunofuji ... which has been performed at various locations annually since at least the late 1800s but now is conducted at the Meiji Jingu shrine.

He was a phenomenon from the moment he arrived on the American stage, bringing extraordinary skill and unique style to the National Pastime. Now, Ichiro Suzuki’s impact on baseball and American cultur ...

KASHIMA, Japan (AP) — The signs at Nippon Steel read ... glowing hot-orange at more than 1,000 degrees Celsius (1,800 Fahrenheit), rolled through the cavernous plant to become giant spools ...

Japan is staring down a demographic cliff. The population has shrunk for 15 straight years, with births hitting a record low of 730,000 last year and deaths a record high of 1.58 million.

It marks the third time for a wooden mask from the period to be discovered in Japan. Experts believe the artifact played a key role in important agricultural festivals organized by influential ...

Ginzan Onsen, a popular Japanese hot spring town known for its scenic snowy views, has begun limiting entry to day trippers during winter peak season, becoming another destination to tackle ...

Japan's defence force is rethinking a ban on tattoos as it tries to increase recruitment from a rapidly shrinking population. Tattoos have long been a taboo in the country, where they are ...