The wave-like patterns on the outside walls express the nation’s location on the Mediterranean and Black Seas. At the entrance is an illuminated sign showing the crescent moon and stars from the ...

Latvia and Lithuania are cooperating in this pavilion to introduce the diverse natural beauty of the Baltic region and its shared cultural heritage. The Wall of the Future, one of the interactive ...

Under the theme of “Inspiring a Better Tomorrow,” this pavilion’s design evokes scenes of the Karakum Desert, which covers roughly 70% of the nation’s land. The rounded triangle shape is ...

Eiheiji, Fukui Pref., May 11 (Jiji Press)--Japan's first university faculty dedicated to dinosaur studies opened last month in a prefecture known as a major dinosaur fossil excavation site.

This pavilion stands four stories high and its design suggests the shape of a dhow, sail boats of ancient design that still ply the waters off Bahrain. The design takes inspiration both from ...

The announcement that a sumō exhibition would be held in London in 2025 was greeted with excitement by British fans and those curious of Japan’s national sport. The demonstration, only the ...

“Can you tell if the wine in this unlabeled bottle came from Burgundy, or from Hokkaidō?” This question, posed at a February 8 event in the village of Gevrey Chambertin in the famed wine ...

Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on automobiles and parts strike a blow at one of Japan’s core industries. Figures from the last few years demonstrate the importance to Japan of its ...

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)--Panasonic Holdings Corp. said Friday that it will cut 10,000 jobs globally to streamline unprofitable operations. The Japanese electronics group plans to cut 5,000 jobs ...

The exchanges between Nagasaki and China go back centuries. Even during Japan’s sakoku period when the country largely shut its borders, some 10,000 Chinese immigrants lived in an international ...

Th pavilion’s design is based on ancient Chinese bamboo writing strips decorated with five different forms of script used to write 119 texts, including Chinese poetry. It is also the largest ...

Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visited the World Exposition in the western city of Osaka on Thursday. The princess looked ...