Author Lionel Barber joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book 'Gambling Man: The Secret Story of the World's Greatest ...

Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s ...

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Sake has a rich history complete with dragons and gods in ancient Japan. Today, the rice wine is still sacred and has UNESCO recognition for its intangible cultural heritage. Explore the rice wine in ...

Japan's century-old Mingei, or folk art, movement celebrates the everyday work of anonymous artists. It stands in contrast to both fine arts and industrially mass-produced goods. And it's having a yet ...

What it’s about: This collection of Japanese folktales tells the story of a poor man’s regrettable decision to leave his wife, a woodcutter’s strange encounter in a winter storm, a blind ...

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southwest Japan on Monday, the country's Meteorological Agency has said. The earthquake hit at 9.19 pm local time (3:19 pm CET), it added. Tsunami warnings were ...

A strong earthquake rattled southern Japan on Monday, the United States Geological Survey is reporting. The notable quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, the USGS said and was recorded ...

The biggest Folk albums of the month (defined in partnership with English Folk Expo) by British and Irish artists, based on sales in the UK of downloads, CDs, vinyl and other formats, plus streams.

As cinema spreads across the globe, Japan shines as one of the leading and cherished film industries, especially having earned more Academy Awards than any other nation in Asia. While it is ...

Peter Yarrow, a major figure of the Sixties folk revival with Peter, Paul and Mary who was convicted of molesting a 14-year-old girl and later received a presidential pardon, died today ...

She points to such aspects as Susanoo’s use of sake to mollify ... Snakes appear in Japanese folklore in myriad forms: as gods, symbols of raging rivers, and the attendants of Japan’s ...