Tsushima helped a rising Asian power consolidate its regional standing, set that power on the path to destruction in World War II, and fired anti-imperial passions the world over.
Collectors often categorize types of East Asian porcelain by region or place name. For example, within the broad category of Chinese export porcelains, you have Canton and Nanking, both of which are ...
The exhibition is a crucial survey of an often overlooked chapter of Japanese contemporary art—one with a message for today’s increasingly divided world.
On September 13, 2025, echoes of “We are Charlie Kirk” could be heard across Seoul. From Jamsil to Gangnam, thousands of young Koreans commemorated American political activist Charlie Kirk's death by ...
Opinion

Geography and destiny

When Canada faces friction with the United States, we tend to rediscover Europe. Every time, the U.S. pulls us back. Will this time be any different?
Akihito, the eldest son of Emperor Hirohito (b. 1901, d. 1989) and Empress Nagako (b. 1903, d. 2000) is currently the longest-living Japanese emperor in verifiable history. He abdicated in 2019, the ...
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — A plaque originally meant as a memorial to Marines who fought on Iwo Jima recently departed this airlift hub in western Tokyo on its way to the Marine Corps museum in Virginia ...
Eight decades later, the Battle of Tamparan is being remembered with the unveiling of a historical marker in Lanao del Sur, a tribute to the Meranaw martyrs whose unlikely victory remains a symbol of ...
The 431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron was activated for the first time since WW2 at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, to operate MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles. 82 years after it was ...
A black flag bearing a cartoon skull in a straw hat, once known only to fans of the Japanese manga and anime series “One Piece,” recently became a striking emblem at some of Asia’s most turbulent ...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is on an official visit to Japan at the invitation of the Japanese Government, held a series of high-level meetings in Tokyo. At the Imperial Hotel, President ...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, on an official visit to Japan at the invitation of the Japanese government has met Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace on Tuesday (30) ...