‘If your garden includes a pond, waterfall, or tsukubai (a stone water basin), use recessed spotlights to create shimmering reflections,’ Vanessa suggests. ‘Keep the lighting indirect – install it ...

For centuries, its sleek yet lethal design has held great sway over Westerners’ minds and hearts alike. While most commonly associated with Japanese samurai culture and ancient Japan traditions, its ...

Plus Jacquemus opens a Provençal-inspired boutique in West Hollywood and Marc Jacobs celebrates its newest fragrance ...

Six Japanese food professionals — including four ... where the fish is still abundant and was designated a regional symbol in 1988. The katsuo tataki technique — which involves searing the ...

Eternally mysterious Mount Fuji, as seen from Lake Kawaguchiko, remains a powerful force in Japanese culture and ... culture to have a central, unifying symbol and when it is one that is equal ...

Though people outside Japan tend to regard karate as quintessentially Japanese as sushi or cherry blossoms—a seemingly timeless practice whose traditions are shrouded in Zen mysticism—many of ...

Feline-friendly public policies are another reason Japan stands out. Local governments and volunteers implement trap-neuter-return programs and organize community efforts to ensure cats are safe, ...

The Oreo cookie brand has announced the launch of a new spring line that will take you straight to the flavors of Japan ...