Japan is a country of fascinating contradictions,where ancient traditions meet cutting-edge technology, and nature harmonizes ...

This photo of a portion of the "Ten Kings of Hell" (Siwangdo) paintings is provided by the National Museum of Korea and the ...

Nishijinori, the intricate weaving for kimonos that dates back more than a thousand years in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto ...

Tracing its origins to ancient Japan, kirie was used for cultural purposes. These paper cuttings were first made as ...

Japan is a famous destination which is popularly known for its high-end technology. It's natural landscape lure travellers ...

In ancient Japan, people paid taxes with fish sauce Analysis of 1,200-year-old pottery reveals bonito fish sauce was produced in bulk to pay taxes by Soumya Sagar, special to C&EN ...

Until just recently, visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Greco-Roman galleries were greeted by an enormous funerary vase, a creation of the ninth-century B.C., depicting in somber ocher ...

Japan’s art market has outperformed the global industry over the past five years, according to a new report from art economist Clare McAndrew. While global sales ticked up just 1 percent from ...

Ancient humans painted scenes in Indonesian caves more than 45,000 years ago, but their art is disappearing rapidly. Researchers are trying to discover what’s causing the damage and how to stop ...