representing the long relationship between Malta and Japan. Maltese cuisine will be served at the pavilion’s outdoor terrace. The Maltese pavilion is located in the Empowering Lives zone. (See the ...

Map of Mount Fuji Guilbert Gates Throughout Japan’s history ... though women have been allowed to make the ascent only since 1868. Supplicants chant “Rokkon shojo” (“Cleanse the six ...

Japan was in the midst of a very tumultuous period. The Meiji Emperor was trying to modernise and westernise the country, ...

In early summer 1877, the 10th year of the Meiji Era (1868–1912), a passenger ship ... overcome with excitement at the sight of Japan, a land he was setting eyes on for the first time.

When did baseball begin in Japan? Its date of birth seems to have been pushed back yet again. It was long thought that ...

The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing these warriors to find a new way of ...

Hiroshige's vibrant woodcuts capture everyday life, landscapes, and culture during a transformational era in Japan.

In his new memoir "Things Become Other Things," photographer and essayist Craig Mod contemplates the power of a long walk to ...

In Japan, the simple act of walking has long been connected to working toward enlightenment.