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Crater Lake, nestled in southern-central Oregon, is celebrated for its strikingly blue waters and incredible depth—reaching 1,949 feet (594 meters), the deepest in the United States. This natural ...

There’s a secret hiding in Philadelphia that feels like stepping through a portal to Japan, no passport required. Tucked away in Fairmount Park sits Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center, a slice of Kyoto ...

In an age of Y2K-inspired loud graphics (think neon chrome, pixel motifs and holograms), a contrasting movement has quietly ...

Here you can find 1 hour of beautiful instrumental Japanese music to listen to while meditating or relaxing, but it's also a great music background for yoga and awareness. Enjoy the oriental bells and ...

“Wolves went extinct in Japan more than 100 years ago but now deer have become a huge problem for farming communities across the country,” he told This Week in Asia. “They eat crops and the ...

Mieko Anekawa’s exhibit, ‘Hide and Seek in Hues,’ is open at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts through June 1.

Rice crisis: Japan releases strategic reserves to ease prices of nation’s most important food By CNN Newsource Published April 6, 2025 9:48 pm ...

China also has a strategic reserve of the country’s favorite meat, pork, to deal with emergencies and stabilize prices when necessary. In Japan, the first batch of 150,000 tons of rice went ...

Special Supplements Japan’s smallest prefecture big on art, culture and nature Chichibugahama Beach is known for its dramatic reflecting pools and sunsets.

Pilgrimage to the ‘soul of Japan’ Since the Edo period (between 1603 and 1868), pilgrims have come to this region to visit Japan’s most sacred Shinto shrine.

The saying of the Japanese, that a picture is a “voiceless poem,” is particularly appropriate to their landscape painting. Our best artists also seek to express the poetry of nature.