Mr. Osako’s company employs two dozen potters and sells its distinctive pieces across Japan. While embracing his heritage, Mr ...

The underrated Setouchi region of Japan is known for its sake distilleries, onsen culture, powerful history, scenic train rides, and year-round mild weather.

In winter, Japan’s northernmost main island Hokkaido is a place of snow-covered forests and white-crested volcanoes mirrored ...

France is taking action to retire two orcas to the Nova Scotia Whale Sanctuary Project, while Canada continues to delay help ...

You can see the large white seabirds dancing, preening, feeding and raising young—though the live feed might show a dark side ...

Saikyo Zuke, a traditional Japanese dish of fish marinated in sweet Saikyo miso. Learn its history & where to taste this ...

Footage shows water jostling around in an aquarium as a magnitude 6.7 earthquake rattled homes in Hokkaido, Japan, today.

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Animal welfare legislation around the world is complex. In a lot of countries, exotic cafes would fall under the same license ...

A remarkably intact pottery vessel dating back more than 10,000 years has been recovered from the depths of Lake Biwa, Japan, marking one of the oldest and most significant ceramic discoveries in ...

If you’re a food lover visiting Japan, there’s one destination you absolutely cannot miss. However, you won’t find it listed in Michelin guide books or street food articles. You need to go underground ...

Recent discoveries in an archaeological site in Mexico sheds new light into the beginning of the Maya civilization, and how ...