An artisan adds a finishing touch on a "koinobori" carp streamer at the workshop Takagi in the Osaka Prefecture city of Sakai ...

All are beloved fictional baseball characters found through the decades within Japanese comic books, the artform now known worldwide as manga. And all stand on equal ground with the likes of Shohei ...

Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are all Dodgers. And a Japanese fan base has coalesced around its interest ...

On a midsummer night, a beautiful-looking light resembling fireworks lit up the sky. However, this light was not from ...

Ikebana, the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement, is a world of harmony, balance, and simplicity. Unlike Western ...

Culling ancient works from the Asia Society’s collection, Rina Banerjee, Howardena Pindell, and Byron Kim look to the past to challenge ideas of identity and authenticity.

Among Japan's famous martial arts there lies one that has remained almost unheard of in the West. Kyudo, the martial art used ...

Japan Society showcases rarely displayed Japanese masterworks from the 12th to the 21st centuries unified by the central theme of celebration.

Written on the back is Foujita’s full name in kanji characters, as well as the Japanese for January 1912. “The painting has a lively touch, making it appear as if brown leaves are about to ...

Japanese paper cutting art, or kirigami, is a traditional craft that involves cutting and folding paper to create beautiful ...