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TOKYO — The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and playful puppies, is the humble bug. The bug has been a key part of Japanese culture from the Heian era classic “The Tale of Genji” to ...

Asahi Yamauchi, 4, looks at a beetle and plays at an exhibition devoted to insects on July 31 in Tokyo, Japan. The Associated Press TOKYO — The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and ...

For Shibunkaku in Kyoto, the Nihonga movement offers lessons about sustainability that are increasingly relevant in a climate-challenged world. By David Belcher Japanese art has long been associated ...

Studio of Tawaraya Sôtatsu, “Boats upon Waves” (17th C.) with the reflection of Nawa Kohei;s “PixCell-Deer #24” (2011) (all photos by author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) I always consider ...

Japan's declining population in agricultural regions could be having a damaging impact on biodiversity—a trend that could spread through East Asia and Europe as global fertility rates fall—according ...

Discover the Meijer Japanese Garden in Great Rapids, Michigan. Here, ancient garden design renews the deeper human-nature ...

Japan’s deep-rooted respect for harmony with nature has made it one of the fastest adopters of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), the frameworks’ chair David Craig said on ...