In the early 13th century, the warrior aristocracy of Christian Europe bound ... Bakufu (literally "tent government") in medieval Japan. The samurai were a class of skilled professional warriors ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...

Japan, stuck in a liquidity trap, faced a particularly deep economic crisis between 1991 and 2001. The country was actually experiencing a liquidity trap: It seemed like everything Japan’s ...

You can get in touch with Micah by emailing [email protected]. Japan's population has dwindled for 15 consecutive years, as fewer people marry and have children. About 30 percent of ...