Tokyo police say two men were injured after third man went on a stabbing spree at a Tokyo subway station. The attacks happened shortly before 7pm at a station on the Namboku Line in central Tokyo ...

AKITA, Japan -- A consortium of Japanese companies that make bento boxed meals offered at train stations has seen a surprising rush of demand halfway around the world in Switzerland. Hanazen ...

The co-authors of 'The Making of Modern Korean Art,' artist Lee Ufan, and critic Andrew Russeth discuss this new milestone publication in the field of modern and contemporary Asian art. Join us for ...

the daughter of the Emperor and Empress, delivered her first address during an official duty, speaking at the opening ceremony of an international medical conference in Tokyo on Saturday. “Japan has ...

In Japan, with the help of a 3D printer, they built a train station in just six hours. Work began at midnight, after traffic had finished for the day. The station was ready for use at 5:45 a.m. This ...

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Shunga – Japanese erotic art – depicts a world awash with sex. In a famous image, a woman lies on the sea floor, head thrown back in ecstasy, as a huge-eyed octopus pleasures her. Couples with ...