As a resident of Japan, I've seen tourists to my country scared to break rules or make etiquette mistakes. But respect ...

Introduction: Domesticating the West / Joseph J. Tobin -- The Depāto: Merchandising the West while selling Japaneseness / Millie R. Creighton -- "For beautiful human life": The use of English in Japan ...

Ninety percent of paddle-style fans, called uchiwa, are made in the island city of Marugame. Takeyoshi Kono twining string around the bamboo ribs of a fan at the Marugame Uchiwa Museum in Marugame, ...

I spent a year teaching English in Japan. The experience was thrilling and a total culture shock. Living in Japan as an American is a 24-hour immersive learning experience. I returned to the US for my ...

The first thing I learned about Japan was that the summers are hot. Extremely hot and extremely humid. I learned this in August 2022 the hard way—pushing an overweight suitcase and backpack up steep ...

Japan’s long life expectancy has been talked about for years, yet the explanation is often simplified to diet. Fish, green tea and rice usually take all the credit. But a Michigan-based neurosurgeon ...