In the 19th century, Japan opened its doors. The "Kimono Dress"—emblematic of a broader clothing revolution—sheds light on Japan's forward-looking strategy as it joined the global community.

Ending a period of isolation in the late 19th century, Japan began sending young men to study abroad to enhance its political, economic and cultural life. Sakai went to New York University and in ...

(Mainichi/Kazuhito Ito) FUKUOKA -- Remnants discovered of a train station built in the late 19th century in the southwest Japan city of Kitakyushu, originally slated to be preserved or moved ...

Becoming Modern: Early 20th-Century Japan through Primary Sources offers secondary teachers seven lessons that examine a critical period in Japanese and world history: the period of Japan’s ...

It looks like Shadow of the Road's story will overlap with history too, taking place in an alternate 19th-century Japan where yōkai lurk in the dark places of the world and steampunk technologies ...

KYOTO--Suits of samurai armor given to Malta as diplomatic gifts in the 19th century returned to Japan for repair work ahead of their exhibition at the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo. “I’m looking ...

Prime Minister of Japan, Hayato Ikeda, speaks at the 19th Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group in September 1964. There are many archival materials in the custody of the World Bank Group Archives, ...

Prints, in the ukiyo (floating world) style, depict everyday life and pastimes of early 19th-century Japan’s prosperous urban dwellers. Prints are not framed, and borrowers must agree to standards of ...

The infectious disease reached epidemic proportions and high mortality rates in Japan from the last half of 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. Even in the 1970s, TB was one of the ...