Japan
Japan's Love-Hate Relationship With Cats
From shapeshifters to demonic corpse eaters, supernatural cats have roamed for centuries in the country's folklore
See 12 Stunning Portraits of World War II Veterans
Photographer Zach Coco has spent the past five years documenting more than 100 men and women's stories
How a Japanese Museum Is Documenting Life During Covid-19
New exhibition features everyday objects that would have been unfamiliar before the pandemic
Explore Dorothea Lange's Iconic Photos With These Online Exhibitions
Digital hubs from the Oakland Museum of California and the Museum of Modern Art showcase the American photographer's oeuvre
Nine Harrowing Eyewitness Accounts of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
More than seventy-five years ago, the atomic blasts killed an estimated 200,000 people
Why the Enola Gay, the Plane That Dropped the First Atomic Bomb, Will Always Inspire Debate
The Enola Gay, fully restored and on view at the Smithsonian, left an indelible mark
An Uncrowned Tudor Queen, the Science of Skin and Other New Books to Read
These five July releases may have been lost in the news cycle
Volcanic Island's Explosive Growth Creates New Land
The Japanese island of Nishinoshima has added 500 feet to its coastline in less than a month
The Way of the Shogun
Looking for the soul of modern Japan on an ancient road once traveled by poets and samurai
New Technique to Study Ancient Teeth Reveals Edo-Era Diet in Japan
Researchers analyzed DNA in tartar from the remains of 13 people who lived between 1603 and 1867
When Young Women Printmakers in Japan Joined Forces to Create a Strong Impression
A planned exhibition at the Portland Art Museum highlights the boldness of their work
Amid Pandemic, Artists Invoke Japanese Spirit Said to Protect Against Disease
Illustrators are sharing artwork of Amabie, a spirit first popularized during the Edo period, on social media
Japan's Experiment to Calculate an Asteroid's Age Was a Smashing Success
The spacecraft Hayabusa2 hurled a four-pound copper ball toward the asteroid's surface at about 4,500 miles an hour to create an artificial crater
A Dead Cat's Brain Revives Discussion of 1960s Mercury Poisoning Disaster in Japan
The exact molecule behind the Minamata mercury disaster, caused by a chemical plant’s wastewater, remains a point of disagreement
Amid a Pandemic, Olympic Committee Postpones Summer Games Until 2021
Delaying the Games for a year is considered by many to be the best course of action for public health
Not All Cherry Blossoms Are the Same
View these vivid illustrations by Japanese artist Kōkichi Tsunoi of the varieties of trees presented to the United States in 1912
Traditional Japanese Fish Art Could Be a Boon for Conservation
"Gyotaku," or the art of pressing ink-dipped fish onto paper, represents a wealth of scientifically accurate data on Japan's marine life
Chitetsu Watanabe, the World's Oldest Man, Dies at 112
The Japanese supercentenarian attributed his longevity to not getting angry and keeping a smile on his face
The 'Chibanian Age' Is the First Geologic Period Named After a Site in Japan
The period is named for Japan’s Chiba prefecture, where a cliff shows evidence of the most recent reversal of Earth’s magnetic field
California to Apologize for Incarceration of Japanese Americans During WWII
In new legislation, the state will own up to its role in the years-long detention that began in 1942
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