On April 1, Japan will change its legal definition of an adult from those who are at least 20 years old to those who are 18 years old and older. The change will upend over 140 years of civil code ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Clayton Center for the Arts announces the “The Superlative Artistry of Japan,” a traveling art exhibition, which kicks off on Wednesday, July 26th at the DENSO Gallery of ...

TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) - It has taken more than a century, but Japanese banks are finally parting ways with a piece of technology that hasn't felt cutting edge since the shogun reigned. Hanko, the personal ...

The burial site is in what used to be a farming area outside of the urban community near Osaka Castle... That Umeda redevelopment site is nowhere near Osaka Castle. What a comforting photo to be ...

CHENNAI: Anglo-Indian rosewood furniture and fine teak wood pieces, Japanese Satsuma and Imari pottery dating back to the 1800s, creations by world-renowned establishments such as Wedgwood from the ...

IT HAS TAKEN more than a century, but Japanese banks are finally parting ways with a piece of technology that hasn’t felt cutting edge since the shogun reigned. Hanko, the personal stamps required for ...

Hidehiko Mochiki carves a hanko. IT has taken more than a century, but Japanese banks are finally parting ways with a piece of technology that hasn’t felt cutting edge since the shogun reigned. Hanko, ...

Hanko stamps, required for even simple transactions, are getting phased out Hanko were introduced to Japan from China during the Kamakura period (1185-1333) for use by feudal lords and shogun ...