If leading a sustainable life is the mantra of many Bay Area residents - underscored by daily reminders of global warming and diminishing natural resources - how to put the ideal into practice is not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the city of Koka in Shiga Prefecture — also known as a “ninja village” — a written copy of the original, famous book on the art ...

Edo-period Japan (1615-1868) was an age of great social and political change—and of epic book consumption. An expanding emphasis on knowledge and creativity gave rise to sophisticated networks of ...

Researchers from Kumamoto University (Japan) have discovered two primary historical documents showing that Mitsuyoshi Yoshida, author of the popular Edo-period Japanese arithmetic book "Jinkouki," was ...

Kabuki actors, courtesans, ravishing teahouse girls and ghosts: These are only some of the denizens of Edo Japan’s so-called “floating world.” Their stories — and the natural landscapes in which they ...

Unlike the bombastic plots of the main Yakuza entries, Ishin is a slower historical drama. Its greatest strength (and weakness) is its authenticity. Despite layers of absurdity and creative license, ...

Originating in 17th-century Japan during the Edo Period, Netsuke (pronounced nets-keh) are toggles that attach pouches to the traditional robes, kimonos. Originating in 17th-century Japan during the ...