Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An 'onmyoji,' an expert on yin and yang, performs divination with counting rods in an Edo-period illustration. Kyoto University ...

Teachers are encouraged to read “Medieval Japan: An Introductory Essay,” by historian Ethan Segal, prior to conducting this lesson. The introductory essay may also be assigned to students with ...

Feudal Japan was built on a strict military and political hierarchy that shaped the lives of everyone from ordinary foot ...

In 2015, Thomas Conlan, a Princeton professor of East Asian studies and history who specializes in Japan, sought a set of “komonjo,” or Japanese medieval documents, for his graduate seminars in ...

Rats in the kitchen. Typically that implies issues with cleanliness and safety. But in medieval Japan, having rats in the kitchen could suggest an entirely different meaning. Such is the case with ...

This exhibition showcases the breadth of the museum’s medieval Zen collections, highlighting rare and striking works from Japan and China to illustrate the visual, spiritual, and philosophical power ...

In 13th-century Japan, the most esteemed poems, ceramics and paintings had something fundamental in common: They were all Chinese. A few hundred years later, China’s influence was still strong, but ...

"The Tale of Genji," often called Japan's first novel, was written 1,000 years ago. Yet it still occupies a powerful place in the Japanese imagination. A popular TV drama, "Dear Radiance"—"Hikaru kimi ...