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This is Not a Croquette: How Japan Changed French Food

You say croquette, Japan says korokke. Our Japanese author looks at how staples of French cooking changed to suit her country's palette.

A famous Buddhist temple in Kyoto is once again drawing visitors - as well as scammers looking to profit off of them.

After news of her affair broke, actress Hirosue Ryoko became jobless overnight. Is it indicative of a sexist double standard in Japan?

What happened on the fateful night of June 21st, 1582, that caused one of Oda Nobunaga's faithful retainers to turn on him?

Were Japan's World War II-era kimonos depicting images of war a propaganda tool - or a natural outpouring of support?

Kore-eda Hirokazu is back with his first Japanese-language film in five years - a rumination on our limited perception of the lives of others.