A year of cultural exchange for 2025-26 with Japan and China has begun to cover music, exhibitions, sports and tourism. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Seoul on April 25 announced that ...

The Jomon earthenware "nyonin (woman) dogu" figurine that had been posted on the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Cultural Heritage Online portal before being removed due to allegations it was a forgery.

leaving it unclear how these social evaluations are made in other cultures. This study investigated the social evaluations of risk-takers among Japanese individuals, who are rooted in Eastern culture ...

The fourth installment of Billboard Japan's series exploring the trends and characteristics of MAJ will focus on the Best Vocaloid Culture Song entries. By Billboard Japan The inaugural MUSIC ...

Yet Japan, Yoshimi writes in “The Ambivalent Consumer” (2006), “did not merely import American culture; it remade it.” Reinvention often flowed from reverence: The country’s craftspeople ...

In the rest of the world — where Korean restaurants, music and film have transformed popular culture — the discovery of Korean antecedents might be something to celebrate. And Japan owes ...

Award-winning chef John Sugimura will visit Petersburg schools to teach students about Japanese cuisine and culture. The visit is part of a partnership with Taher, Inc. to improve school nutrition ...

The world has few such serene places as Japan's traditional gardens ... which sits beside the striking black castle in Okayama, a culture-rich city overlooking the Seto Inland Sea.

“There are so many songs you haven’t come across yet. I hope the awards will encourage people in other countries to pay closer attention to the culture and the music scene in Japan,” Rin, a member of ...

The Cultural Affairs Agency will take a cooperative role in staging Music Awards Japan. “Allowing the country’s creators and artists to spread the wings of their talent is a very important job. I hope ...