Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum not in New York City, a place we ...

Cultures all around the world partake in the joy of syrup over shaved ice, and Hawaii is certainly no exception. Come explore ...

Breakthrough findings span from Paleolithic period to Qing Dynasty Discovery: Findings shed light on origins of Chinese ...

Are you one of 40 million travelers expected to visit Japan soon, but want a place less touristy than Tokyo and Kyoto?

Don’t you sometimes feel that travel can be so mundane? Have you ever considered adding a little bit of nobility to spice up ...

Dr Thani Bin Ahmad Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, officially inaugurated the 2nd Edition of the ...

Visitors looking for the "real Japan" may find it on a new long trail two hours from Tokyo that shows off the country's history, culture, and natural beauty.

Also known as Girl’s Day, hina matsuri is an annual festival held across Japan where people wish for the health and success of young girls. With lots of decor on display and plenty of interactive ...

With Japan’s first full-colour film, Carmen Comes Home, screening around the UK, we dive into the luminous world of Japanese colour filmmaking in the 1950s and early 1960s.

was a distinguished scholar and statesman of the Heian period (794–1185), known for his deep love of plum blossoms. As a result, nearly every Tenjin shrine across Japan—numbering around 12,000 ...

From the Heian Period into the Kamakura period (1185 ... The influence of the samurai class can also be seen in the Japanese religious practices associated with Mount Fuji.

Although many methods allow for period-like bleeding, it isn’t necessary. In some cases, bleeding may slow or stop entirely. True menstruation occurs after ovulation when the ovary releases an ...