From Geert Hofstede’s framework for culture analysis, we can see how low power distance, high individualism and strong ...

Driven by lessons from World War II and China’s expanding presence, Japan’s strategic orientation is pivoting eastward into the Pacific.

China and Japan are bound together by trade and geography, but a long history of rivalry and unresolved disputes makes even periods of cooperation fragile.

Okinawa has a distinct culture shaped by history, climate, and geography. This video features conversations with locals about daily life, work, food, and values. The pace is slower, and priorities ...

The crack of the bat. The growing crescendo of cheers as the ball flew over the outfield fence. The flashing lights in ...

Located in Japan’s northern Tohoku region, the area of Yamagata Prefecture recently earned a coveted spot on National Geographic’s “Best Places in the World to Travel in 2026.” Known for its natural ...

About 496,000 students and others on Sunday sat for Japan’s unified university entrance exams on the second day at 651 venues across the country. According to the National Center for University ...

With over 195 countries on our planet, the world is a pretty strange place if you think about it. Every country is vastly ...

The launch of the National Geographic Signature with G Adventures offers a collection of luxury, high-end travel experiences.

From Tokyo to Fukuoka, nearly all of Japan’s people live on a narrow coastal corridor. Steep mountains and limited flat land ...

Both Canada and India are neighbours to one of the two great powers of this era. This severely restricts their choices, but ...

Manicured orchard rows fan out before me, branches heavy with picture-book apples in glistening lipstick red. Between the succession of trunks, tufts of grass are tickled by breeze; in the sky above, ...