We appreciate the opportunity to share Smithsonian resources that document and celebrate the rich history and culture of ...

On New Year's Day, millions of people in Japan visit Shinto shrines to pray for good fortune. In summer, many return to their ...

x ...

Kokuho is a colourful, lengthy epic, spanning five decades and running almost three hours, set in the world of kabuki – Japan ...

"The interactive worlds dreamed up by game designers in Kyoto and Tokyo are the core of Japan’s soft power," writes Bobby ...

The Shiotas in Toyohashi have spent the majority of their adult lives embracing Chicano culture. With their family soon to ...

The work of more than 50 multidisciplinary North Texas artists is featured in the “Chicano” art exhibition at the Art on Main gallery. A myriad of Chicano art is on display at an East Dallas art ...

A student-led project at Woodland High School is helping expand access to a long-standing cultural tradition on campus. Through funding from the Woodland Joint Unified School District’s Superintendent ...

What a country creates shapes its culture, and even its identity. We know this to be the case, or else there wouldn’t be worldwide phenomena like K-Pop or Swiss chocolate. The inverse is also true, as ...

I can't stop thinking about this one photo of Dolores Huerta in 1974. She's speaking at a rally onstage, with a sweater vest bearing the iconic United Farmworkers logo — a white circle with a black ...

Fernando Lira is a 35-year-old Dutch entrepreneur who originally moved to Fukuoka to learn Japanese. Working inside Japanese offices reshaped how he understands professional dress, hierarchy, and ...

Traditional and contemporary Japanese culture takes over the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa this weekend with over 200 booths celebrating the country’s history, food, art, music and more.