Wandering around the rooftop classical garden and soaking in the sounds of traditional stringed instruments at the Shanghai Museum East Jameson Kelle ...

In this excerpt from Eliot Stein's 'Custodians of Wonder,' a writer travels to West African to find an 800-year-old ...

Head east on Japan’s northernmost island for snow fairies, snow canoeing and an unbeatable winter holiday, writes Terry Ward ...

Zaitz's debut album, The Regulator, introduces a prodigious talent on guitar, and he is backed by some of the best players in ...

Shimizu Ward in Shizuoka is home to both Suruga Bay, Japan's deepest bay, and the World Heritage-listed Mount Fuji, the country's highest mountain. It is just an hour from Tokyo, and is also known for ...

For decades, Okinawa has prided itself as a hot spot for longevity. In 1999, the Japanese islands were listed as one of five ...

The Cal Poly Humboldt Department of Dance, Music, and Theatre will present “Jazz Combos” Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Fulkerson Recital Hall at Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata.

Armed with a magical shamisen (a traditional Japanese stringed instrument) and accompanied by a talking snow monkey (Charlize Theron) and a half-man, half-beetle warrior (Matthew McConaughey ...

KIMITSU, Chiba -- Inbound tourists dressed in traditional Japanese uniforms experienced nostalgic school life in Japan during a unique one-day program at a former school building here ...

Dec. 5 (UPI) --The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization added traditional Japanese knowledge and skills used in the production of sake and "shochu" distilled spirits to ...

Vietnamese culture week opened in Vientiane, Laos, on December 10, featuring the longstanding friendship between the two countries.