Ancient buildings like Greece’s amphitheaters and Japan’s temples remain in use today, preserving cultural heritage.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's engaging "Recasting the Past" exhibition looks at the antiquarian spirit in China since the 12th century.

The literary monk Kenko yearned for an “uncontaminated world,” even during the tumultuous rule of Emperor Go-Daigo, who ...

Prince Hisahito, the Japanese imperial family's last hope for ... Only males can ascend the ancient Chrysanthemum Throne and women leave the imperial family if they marry a commoner, with their ...

Tiny Bibury in the Cotswolds is a popular tourist destination thanks to its beautiful stone cottages, the famous Arlington ...

Prince Hisahito, the Japanese imperial family's last hope for the monarchy's long-term survival - unless succession rules ...

For centuries, clowns have mostly been men. A new group of talent is changing that.

Watch out for that bat behind you,” warned Luca Messina, a civil engineer who moonlights as a speleo-archaeologist with ...

The ancient agency specialises in construction ... Japan is the only country in the world with a reigning emperor The Japanese Emperor is known as the Tennō in Japanese, which literally ...

Amazing stories behind the world's most historic cities where every pavement, every monument, every corner has an incredible ...