As Shogun was bathing in the glory of its record 18 wins at the Emmy Awards ceremony at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater in September, Japanese director Takeshi Fukunaga was caked in mud and sweat in a ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido is well known for its world-class powder snow, delicious food and unspoiled nature. Few people outside the country, however, are ...

Hokkaido's distinctive culture will stay with travellers long after they leave. Originally hunter-gatherers, the island’s Indigenous Ainu people have a different language, religion and culture from ...

In a new entry on Sony’s official PlayStation blog, Sucker Punch Productions' co-creative director Nate Fox shared more insight into the research trips the Ghost of Yotei team took to Japan. Following ...

Tim Anderson’s new book, Hokkaido, is inspired by Japan’s northernmost prefecture, where Western influences and Indigenous cooking create a cuisine like no other. Sapporo miso ramen is a complex yet ...

In May 2017, Masaki Sashima, head of the Raporo Ainu Nation, led a small delegation of fellow tribal members from Urahoro, a coastal city in Hokkaido, Japan, to visit their Indigenous counterparts in ...

The skulls of three indigenous Ainu people have been returned to their community by a university. The remains, which have been held at the University of Edinburgh’s Anatomical Museum for more than 100 ...

Laura has been writing about anime for some time. Golden Kamuy exploded in popularity in Japan and features a diverse, older readership. The anime adaptation has brought attention to Ainu culture and ...

The documentary screening at Tokyo Film Festival takes a deeply human look at the lives of the indigenous Ainu people of Japan's Hokkaido. By Gavin J Blair As Shogun was bathing in the glory of its ...