For centuries, its sleek yet lethal design has held great sway over Westerners’ minds and hearts alike. While most commonly associated with Japanese samurai culture and ancient Japan traditions, its ...

Louis Vuitton has debuted two new watches in its Tambour collection – and they might be the boldest timepieces from the brand ...

Kate Orchard, who has died just short of her 103rd birthday, worked for the RAF in India during the Second World War. In 1942, together with two of her sisters, the 20-year-old Kate Hillier (as ...

WASHINGTON _ Despite recent efforts to remove or rename Confederate memorials, there are still more than 2,000 symbols in places across the country, according to a report released Thursday.

What if a single symbol on your medical device label could determine market access — or trigger compliance gaps across jurisdictions? The recent update to ISO 15223-1 — formalized through Amendment ...

Two Japanese cardinals said Tuesday they plan to attend the conclave to elect the next pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. Isao Kikuchi, 66, archbishop of Tokyo, ...

Here and below are some of the Japanese avant-garde designers, photographed for T over the course of a few months, who have transformed the world of fashion. Pictured above is Yohji Yamamoto.Credit ...

By Kate Guadagnino Illustrations by Ilya Milstein “J-pop” is an umbrella term encompassing a range of subgenres blending elements of Western and traditional Japanese music across various ...

JS Etajima (right) and JS Bungo , seen here at the Ream Naval Base in Cambodia. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) Two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) naval vessels made a port of call ...

It is as if we insisted on calling kanji “Japanese symbols” or hieroglyphics “Egyptian letters” — a disservice to their cultural and historical significance. This is also a question of identity. The ...