The world map we see today has grown through the efforts of many explorers who have charted new boundaries, continually ...

Japan has a strikingly beautiful geography that has led to most Japanese living within a few key cities.

Time seems to stop at Eiko Araki's studio in Japan. Women sit around her in a small circle, painstakingly stitching intricate ...

The Babylonian map consists of a circular map. Along with that, there are a few pieces of text written in an an ...

What it is: A clay tablet inscribed with the oldest known map of the ancient world Where it is from: Abu Habba (Sippar), an ancient Babylonian city in what is now Iraq When it was made: Approximately ...

Planning a Japan itinerary for a family is like putting together a giant puzzle: you have to account for transportation schedules, hotel availability, everyone’s interests and the huge variety of ...

There are few places in the world as mesmerizing and magical as the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto, home to thousands of temples, shrines and monuments. Visiting the city that served as the capital of ...

Does this type of language help or hinder the spread of panic in the community? Looking at the coloured side of the Japanese map, what is the purpose of this map? Who is the intended audience for this ...

As an architectural designer and researcher studying urban resilience, I have examined many of the techniques and the lessons these ancient civilizations can offer for living in hotter and drier ...

In that glacial sample from the Himalayas, scientists have now identified more than 1,700 ancient viruses, though they note that these species do not infect humans. Their findings, tracing how the ...

the Indigenous Jōmon people – who arrived in Japan from ancient East Asia more than 10,000 years ago – and the rice-farming people from northeast Asia – who migrated from the continental ...