I never thought I'd want to live in an old Japanese house. I've always heard they're creaky and cold. However, I was ...

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Japan’s most iconic sights often overshadow an entirely different world hidden beyond the bright lights and famous temples.

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"Mortal Kombat" star Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa has died from complications from a stroke in Santa Barbara on Dec. 4. He was 75.

New Idea's Holly spent the time of her life in Japan - all thanks to a week-long guided tour group with travel gurus, ...

With the Woodlands location, the couple will have a fourth-generation family member, Nicolas van der Does, helping to oversee operations. Like the Bellaire spot, The Woodlands restaurant will offer a ...

From Hollywood tearjerkers to Chinese tales of passion and loss, melodrama has shaped cinema across cultures. Our trip around the globe explores how filmmakers worldwide have embraced heightened ...

My culturally saturated weeks this fall were enriched by attending a number of very special events and magnificently stunning ...

With nearly a millennium of history in Japan, tōfu is a key part of Japanese cooking, used in countless dishes. A look at the history of this ingredient and the many forms it takes. Tōfu is created by ...

One person was unaccounted for while 175 others were evacuated as a major fire engulfed a residential area in Japan, the local government said Wednesday. Firefighters were still struggling to ...

Turf has been used as an architectural material for thousands of years by cultures across Europe and the Arctic since the Neolithic period. In Iceland, these green-cloaked dwellings melt into the ...