Self-confessed melancholic geek Murakami, famed for his blend of classical and pop art, and numerous collaborations with the ...

In its mid-17th to 19th century heyday, Yoshiwara was home to high-class courtesans who sold a world of luxurious closed-door entertainment and fantasy.

Otomate released Hakuōki Shinkai: Tenun no Shō, the latest in the Hakuōki Shinkai line of games, for Nintendo Switch in 2022. The story of the game franchise and its anime adaptations centers around ...

In its mid-17th- to 19th-century heyday ... Yoshiwara prospered in this location until the end of Japan’s Edo period in 1868, but it went into decline as the country modernised and when sex ...

The Tokugawa clan, which produced successive shogun rulers throughout the Edo Period ... than half a century. On Jan. 1, writer and critic Iehiro Tokugawa, 57, was named 19th head of the ...

In its mid-17th to 19th century heyday ... Yoshiwara prospered in this location until the end of Japan's Edo period in 1868, but it went into decline as the country modernised and when sex ...

Extending far beyond Japan, sushi is consumed by many different communities around the world. Its popularity in the West has helped to cement Japan’s global cultural influence, as Japanese cuisine ...

Murakami holds a PhD in late 19th century Japanese Nihonga style of painting ... “Hiroshige’s 100 Famous Views of Edo (feat. Takashi Murakami)”, opened last April. This May will see the ...