Tim Anderson’s new book, Hokkaido, is inspired by Japan’s northernmost prefecture, where Western influences and Indigenous ...

Meet Frenchman Jules Brunet, the real-life last samurai. Fighting alongside the Shogunate rebels who wanted to maintain ...

They were largely farmers from southern Japan before U.S. laws limited their numbers. Japan's industrial and land reforms under the Meiji Restoration had disenfranchised many in this region, so they ...

In many world history curricula, the study of modern Japan moves from the Meiji Restoration (1868) directly to the beginnings of World War II. If time allows, a quick overview of the Sino-Japanese and ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to prioritize regional development efforts in his first policy speech as the first ...

Jan. 7 (UPI) --A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months after a U.S. man was arrested for desecrating it.

Japan has 47 prefectures, administrative divisions ranking immediately below the national government. They were created following the Meiji restoration of 1868, often with borders matching the ...

Fans of Salisbury steak will want know about hambagu, a Japanese beef dish that shares many of the same qualities. Here's what to know about this delicacy.

Shibusawa served Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japan's last shogun. After the Meiji Restoration, Shibusawa worked for the new government before founding the National Bank, the first in Japan. He was said to ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...

Meiji Seika Pharma Receives Approval for Adding Domestic Manufacturing Sites in Japan for KOSTAIVE®, a Self-amplifying mRNA Vaccine Against COVID-19 Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. (Headquarters ...