A brass table with a gently rippled surface provides the reading area of this Japanese library dedicated to the sea and designed by Swedish studio ETAT arkitekter (+ slideshow). Architects Erik ...

Chikage Awashima, an actress known internationally for her work with Yasujiro Ozu and other greats of Japanese cinema’s 1950s golden age, died of pancreatic cancer on Thursday in Tokyo. She was 87.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

AWASHIMA ISLAND, Japan — There are two post offices on this remote Japanese island of 150 or so residents. Only one delivers ...

Chikage Awashima (淡島 千景, Awashima Chikage, born Keiko Nakagawa, 24 February 1924 – 16 February 2012) was a Japanese film and stage actress. Her stage name drew inspiration from Japanese poetry, and ...

A video of a frilled shark is being shared online with claims that it is 80 million years old. The video dates back to 2007 and was taken at the Awashima Marine Park in Japan. The frilled shark is ...

Matsumoto-san bellied up to my bar and said, "Amy, I've started Moooo! Bar II on the beach at Awashima Island. You must come see it!" I wasn't really sure what to think about this, not having planned ...