Kurosawa Kiyoshi talks his Cannes-premiering jidaigeki 'The Samurai and the Prisoner' on cowardly heroes and the cost of ...

A new book defends a Marxist theory of the origins of capitalism. Along the way it shows why understanding the transition ...

Akira Kurosawa is a filmmaker whose influence was so strong that it revolutionised cinema beyond his own culture, and while ...

Prologue According to Homer, Chimera was a hybrid monster made up of a lion, the head of a fire-breathing goat sprouting on ...

When walking through Aizuwakamatsu City in Fukushima Prefecture, it becomes quickly apparent the city is proud of its local ...

A surge of historical dramas, documentaries, and period pieces across platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, BBC iPlayer, and Hulu is bringing ancient civilizations to life for global audiences. From ...

Tokyo — A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast Monday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to issue a tsunami alert for a wide section of coastline, though waves of ...

Residents of the affected region were urged to stay away from coastal areas, while tens of thousands of people were told to go to higher ground. Coverage on this live blog has ended. 'No abnormalities ...

Fresh off their first loss in 2026, the U.S. women's national team will close out a three-game series against Japan on Friday. The Americans are coming off a 1-0 loss on Tuesday, their first since ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a method to differentiate the topography of medieval mountain castles from that of natural ridges using airborne light detection and ranging (LiDAR) ...

Japan defeated the U.S. women's national team, 1-0, in a friendly on Tuesday, April 14.A first-half goal from Maika Hamano was all Japan needed, with the USWNT frustrated by the Asian champion at ...