Dances With Wolves

Tomoko Konoike's shamanistic art offers hope to a confused Japan

Summer Sonic Tenth Anniversary

Four bands, two writers, one festival

Dandong

The Chinese border city offers a tantalizing glimpse of the Hermit Kingdom

Dance Hakushu

Weed a rice paddy, watch a dance

Spirit Parties

Japan's Obon and summer festivals are loud and mad enough to wake the dead - Here are a few of the major events being held around the country during the coming month.

Niijima

Surf, sun, sand… Tokyo? Enjoy a beach holiday without (technically) leaving the city

Kitchen Crusaders

From high-end Japanese cuisine to crowd-pleasing Italian, these four chefs have added a dash of excitement to Tokyo's restaurant scene

Fish Stories

A simple set of rules for pairing sushi and wine

Spring slurping

Head to these classic restaurants to enjoy the city’s best soba

Ladakh

Ancient Buddhist traditions live on in this rugged mountain area

Pescaderia

Mission: find the best oysters in town. Mission status: accomplished

War Story

Gregory Hadley's Field of Spears recounts a dramatic—and little-known—episode from the closing days of World War II. Yet as the author discovered, the story didn’t finish with the war's end