It may even represent the oldest multiplication table found in Japan. The ruins of Fujiwara-kyō can be found in what is now Kashihara in Japan's Nara Prefecture, which is located along the ...

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Anna Mutoh was a reporter with The Wall Street ... She has worked as a freelance journalist for Japan’s NewsPicks, the New York Times and the Journal. She also had a 20-year career ...

What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on ...

JOMON (10,000 - 300 B.C.) Prehistoric period of tribal/clan organization. Stone Age hunters and gatherers who make jomon (rope-patterned) pottery inhabit Japan. 660 B.C. Mythological Jimmu ("Divine ...

Japan's highest mountain typically gets snow by early October, but there has been unusually warm weather this year. Provides an overview of Japan, including key dates and facts about this East ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. A common misconception is that the absence of a will is a problem. In reality, the ...

Japanese is a language isolate, spoken by 121 million people in Japanese archipelago. There are small Japanese communities in American Samoa, Hawaii, North and South ...

The land of Japow beckons, so here's how to make the most of your next ski trip to Japan. Skiing in Japan is synonymous with bottomless powder, delicious food, hot springs, and full immersion in a ...

Japan claimed the men's singles and women's doubles titles as the 27th Asian Table Tennis Championships concluded on Sunday. Harimoto Tomokazu (R) hits a return during the men's singles final ...