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The Yasukuni shrine controversy flared again on 17 October 2026 when Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering to the Tokyo shrine. For American readers, the episode matters because it tests the political trust underpinning the US-Japan-South Korea security network…
Japan’s Northern Territories dispute keeps Tokyo and Moscow without a formal peace treaty 80 years after the Second World War. For readers in the United States, the stalemate is no longer a historical footnote: it now shapes alliance credibility, Russian military…
Taira no Kiyomori was a samurai. He was also a man who rose to the high court rank of Daijo-daijin (Chancellor of the Realm). This was in 1167. Taira no Kiyomori's Career This gives one pause. When we think of samurai,…
Regarding the Konoe family, I have covered them several times, including the history of the Five Regent Houses, the site of the Konoe residence and the thread cherry tree in Kyoto Gyoen, as well as the Yomei Bunko Library and…
By NIRANJAN SHRESTHA and SHEIKH SAALIQ Lama’s Khalte village in Nepal’s Rasuwa district had been set up as a temporary settlement after a 2015 earthquake destroyed nearby villages. But it offered little protection from floods, with homes clustered along the Trishuli…
Truth-seeking: the Turning Point in Zunyi BEIJING, Oct. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- An interview from China.org.cn with Wang Xiaohui and David Ferguson on the Long March: This is the Yudu River. One dusk in October, 1934, more than 86,000 soldiers of the Red…
HANGZHOU, China, Oct. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- This golden October season once again draws global attention to Liangzhu in Yuhang, southeast China's Hangzhou City, as the 4th Liangzhu Forum opened on October 18, drawing hundreds of Chinese and foreign guests to conduct in‑depth discussions…
BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 18, 2026, the 4th Liangzhu Forum opened in Liangzhu, the sacred site that bears testimony to China's 5,000âyearâold civilization. On the same day, Liangzhu and the Origins of World Civilization, a documentary co-produced by Zhejiang Media Group…
Updated - October 19, 2026 11:22 am IST Beneath an apparently ordinary village on the Periyar delta in southwestern India lies an archaeological record linking the eastern and western Indian Ocean worlds — from the Atlantic shores of western Europe to the South China Sea…
The Cultural Affairs Council has recommended that eight buildings, including the main keep of Osaka Castle, be designated Important Cultural Properties. The council submitted the recommendation to culture minister Yoshihiro Seki on Friday. The designations are expected to be officially…