Burakumin discrimination is a testament to human nature. Humans will find ANY excuse to malign each other. In the absence of people who are different, they will create those differences amongst ...

Japan's topography is more than 70 percent mountains, and famous peaks like Tokyo's Mt. Takao attract hordes of hikers for their natural beauty and historical sites. However, more remote destinations ...

But the modern locations of the old villages are largely unknown to the general public, and many burakumin prefer it that way. not where I live, everyone knows which part of town they live in and who ...

Antique maps drafted by Japanese cartographers are historically valuable and beautiful as art objects, according to Yuki Ishimatsu, head of Japanese collections at the University of California at ...

Antique maps drafted by Japanese cartographers are historically valuable and beautiful as art objects, says Yuki Ishimatsu, head of Japanese collections at the University of California at Berkeley’s ...

When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn't expect a backlash. The finely detailed woodblock prints have been around for centuries, ...

But Google failed to judge how its offering would be received, as it has often done in Japan. The company is now facing inquiries from the Justice Ministry and angry accusations of prejudice because ...

As many as 200 ancient Japanese maps have been confirmed to mark Dokdo in the East Sea as Korean territory, a government-funded foundation here said Friday. The Dokdo Foundation said it has secured ...

According to the website of the Japan Institute of Country-Technology, about 70% of Japan's land is mountainous or hilly, and areas with an altitude of 500 m or higher occupy about a quarter of the ...

TOKYO -- The landscape of Japan's digital map industry is shifting as Google seeks to cash in on a treasure trove of next-generation services requiring maps by increasing its independence from local ...