An American arrested for defacing a sacred Tokyo shrine became the latest example of Japan's struggle to cope with misbehaving visitors amid a boom in inbound tourism. Japan welcomed ...

The defeat of Imperial Japan brought peace to the Pacific ... Israel’s enemies to stop attacking — you should decline to print it unless the author adds a disclaimer that they believe Israel ...

The defeat of Imperial Japan brought peace to the Pacific ... Israel's enemies to stop attacking — you should decline to print it unless the author adds a disclaimer that they believe Israel ...

WASHINGTON -- Yu Miao smiles as he stands among the 10,000 books crowded on rows of bamboo shelves in his newly reopened ...

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Yu Miao smiles as he stands among the 10,000 books crowded on rows of bamboo shelves in his newly reopened bookstore. It’s in Washington’s vibrant Dupont Circle neighborhood, far from its last ...

Which means, “Out of many, one.” That short phrase is the official motto of the United States of America. Those three Latin words, all by themselves, are what we’re fighting for in this election. If ...

Independent bookstores in China are facing closures and increased scrutiny as part of a crackdown on dissent. Bookstore ...

I've seen some cute burners in my time, but this dollhouse-ready one takes the cake. SuvenaArt / EtsyThe burner comes with 10 ...

Vincent left his print collection in Paris with his brother Theo ... Vincent referred less and less frequently to Japanese prints in his letters. Nature was the point of departure for Vincent’s art ...

Every year about this time I start stressing. I don't like to shop, and yet because the holidays are here, I have to. I try ...

Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other traditions, has died ...