Travel comes with risks, especially when exploring ancient sites. Just last month, a Japanese tourist fatally fell from one ...

Mesopotamians, the ancient inhabitants of the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, are credited for many firsts in ...

In 1832, Tatsu Takayama made a defiant climb up to the top of Mount Fuji dressed as a man. This is the story of her historic journey.

Japan revelled Monday in a "golden age" for the nation's baseball led by Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto after they ...

The newly opened time capsule and its carefully preserved artifacts at the Japanese Church of Christ gave not only a glimpse ...

The GEM is a major national project whose concept began about 30 years ago, and Japan has played a significant role in its ...

We met five remarkable people who’ve lived for more than a century and have yet to retire. For them, a working life is a richer one.

How did Japan rise from a feudal island to defeat China and Russia in just a few decades? Discover the astonishing transformation that made Japan one of the world’s most powerful empires — and planted ...

Long before there were maps or names for continents, a handful of people stood at the edge of the world. Picture them on a ...

Asia follows a new, brutal tournament where teams of legendary athletes test their strength and endurance with national pride ...

While more evidence is needed to link paleo-Americans to Japan, it is possible that they came by boat instead of crossing the ...

In the mid-19th century, Japan was relatively isolated from the Western world. Most Americans knew almost nothing about the ...