The area has long been home to a concentrated population of Indigenous people, the Ainu.Credit... Supported by By Vivian Morelli Photographs by Andrew Faulk Reporting from Kushiro, Japan At the ...

Mayunkiki is an artist with Ainu root and began to disseminate Ainu culture. In recent years, her unique view of the world ...

Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts will open its first hotel in Japan on April 3, 2025. Founded in New York in 1893, Waldorf Astoria is part of the Hilton family of brands, with 34 hotels across the ...

Some Pokémon are based on people, animals, and inanimate objects, while others are formed from concepts or conditions, like ...

The rising concern over kidney health among young people is echoed by Avula Naveen Reddy, consultant nephrologist at the Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU). He has observed a ...

Can two rivals, bringing Robert Indiana’s long-hidden work into the light, reboot his legacy for a new generation? By Julia Halperin This year’s show pays elegant, effusively colorful ...

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NIIMI, Okayama Prefecture--Mio Hashimoto, 15 years old when the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck, was traumatized when she realized nearly how many lives were lost in her neighborhood in the disaster.

(SPOT.ph) Ahh, Sapporo. It was love at frost sight, from the icy white city that greeted us as we stepped off the plane to the serene vision of snow gently falling in the woods. Japan is always a good ...

Try these discussions to improve your speaking and listening. There are 20 questions in each activity - 10 for Student A and 10 for Student B. You can print out the worksheet. You can listen to the ...

The Dai-ichi Takimotokan Hotel is the oldest hot spring resort in Noboribetsu. It was established in 1858 by Kinzo Takimoto when he created it for his ailing wife. Many other hot spring inns have ...