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Explore a life rooted in traditional Japanese culture, carried with pride into the modern age. From ancient rituals and ...

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The Trump administration on Wednesday sued Maine for not complying with the government's push to ban transgender athletes in ...

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A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the ...

Israel’s defense minister said Wednesday that troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and ...

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T.A. Morton discusses myth, Taoism, and anonymity in her novel The Coffee Shop Masquerade, set in contemporary Hong Kong.

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Oscar winner Gene Hackman was laid to rest beside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, following a private funeral attended by their family.

Information on the latest cherry blossom conditions. (The page is in Japanese. Please right click to use your browser’s translation function.) ...