Cap off D.C.'s cherry blossom season with the Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival on Saturday and Sunday. Why it matters: ...

We are thrilled to be partnering with Lorne [Michaels] and the ‘SNL’ team to bring an all-British version of the show to UK audiences next year.” ...

As part of a new series, "Your Next New Skill," Sun-Times reporter Erica Thompson took a beginner's kintsugi class and ...

Works by Polish artists from the 19th and 20th centuries are on display for the first time at the National Museum of Modern ...

Japan’s Prime Minister condemns Assassin’s Creed Shadows for its portrayal of a real-life Shinto shrine, calling it cultural disrespect. Government officials debate legal measures after concerns over ...

Japan Information and Culture Center Cultural (JICC) Officer Mukaigawa Yurie attended the event and during her remarks, she conveyed her sincerest gratitude for the warm embrace and interest that the ...

Cherry blossom lovers in Japan can now help protect the iconic trees by taking photos with smartphone cameras and tasking artificial intelligence with assessing their health. The service called ...

Much of it wasn’t intended as finished work, but as doodles, cartoons or sketches on his travels – he was a prolific sketcher. Some of it was based on that parlour game – or spiritualist ...

It can be sweet. It can be tangy. And as of December, it has also been enshrined by UNESCO. The United Nation’s culture agency placed sake, the iconic Japanese drink, on its list of “intangible ...

A Japanese petition objecting to this portrayal has gathered over 100,000 signatures, with critics arguing the game lacks historical accuracy and cultural sensitivity. Many Japanese gamers have also ...