I finished the last half of Shōgun, James Clavell’s 1200-page 1975 historical novel, on my recent vacation, riveted the enti ...

"Ruraru-san no Hondana," written and illustrated by Hiroshi Ito (Published by Poplar Publishing Co. Ltd., 2005)Story outlineMr. Ruraru's bookshelf (th･･･ ...

An intriguing exhibition of Japanese artists’ books co-curated by three Sonoma residents is being featured at Sonoma Valley Museum of Art through Sunday, April 27. What: An exhibition of ...

Of course, there’s the original TV adaptation of Shōgun from 1980, which I was surprised to find that you can stream on Amazon. Richard Chamberlain stars as Blackthorne and the legendary Toshiro ...

Vault Comics switches from publishing comics to publishing Japanese light novels from April 2025... or so it appears at least ...

Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s ...

Play Cupid this Valentine's Day by picking a gift that your partner, spouse or BFF will fall for instantly — no bow and ...

Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder and CEO of SoftBank, the Japanese media technology conglomerate, is often cast as a dreamer, financial engineer, and speculator. But his career — which has ...

Reception: Saturday, Jan. 25, from 5 to 7 p.m., featuring three of the artists and a curator and scholar from Japan. The event is free to SVMA members and costs $10 for nonmembers. Registrations ...

By The Learning Network A 14-year-old started a donation drive to help teen girls whose homes have burned in the Southern California wildfires. What can we learn from her efforts? By Natalie ...

Chauncey Morris “Your Mr. Bassett doesn't come to Japan because of the war,” said a junior executive of the Japan Racing Association in late August 2004. It was close to midnight in Sapporo, where I ...

Dating key tectonic events in Japan's geological history has long been often challenging due to poor microfossil preservation ...