Japan is a country where long memory and fast change coexist in everyday life. Ancient shrines sit beside neon streets.
Geishas are one of Japan’s most enduring symbols, celebrated for their artistry, poise, and unique contribution to Japanese ...
Through his book “Blind in Early Modern Japan: Disability, Medicine, and Identity,” Dr. Wei Yu Wayne Tan of the Hope College history faculty seeks to provide a new way of understanding not only ...
Japan is a fascinating country with a unique mix of modern innovations and ancient traditions. It has one eye fixed on the future, while the other one looks deeply into the past. While the gleaming ...
The country’s aesthetics and inventions have spread far. It still remains a singular place. To accompany one of this issue’s stories, T invited three artists to make mascots inspired by The New York ...
A Tokyo-based start-up is using localised AI models to translate ancient scripts and preserve Japan’s rich cultural heritage for the digital age.