A U.S. researcher of Japanese literature has published two books of “waka” poems composed by the emperor and empress of the Meiji Era (1868-1912) with assistance from his poet wife. It was ...

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Japan had lived in relative isolation from the outside world. American gunboat diplomacy, instigated by Commodore Perry in 1853, opened up Japan for trade with the West. The Japanese did not wish to ...

TOKYO, January 31, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan, President and Representative Director: Daikichiro Kobayashi) announced today that it has ...

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Demons Emerge from a Large, Wooden Chest is a gorgeous woodblock print by Kawanable Kyōsai. The print was made in 1890. It's ...

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance said Friday that it will acquire Banner Life Insurance for about ¥352.2 billion while investing about ¥130 billion for a 5% equity stake in the U.S. firm's parent ...

Tim Anderson’s new book, Hokkaido, is inspired by Japan’s northernmost prefecture, where Western influences and Indigenous cooking create a cuisine like no other.

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Despite major confectionery manufacturer Meiji Co. discontinuing it in March 2024, the butterscotch candy Chelsea lives anew as a highly coveted Hokkaido souvenir under Hakodate-based Donan Shokuhin.