The ancient capital of Heijokyo was apparently hit by a smallpox outbreak in the Nara Period (710-784). Residents thought the disease was brought by “oni” demons and tried to fight the ...

is creating a CGI reconstruction of its huge “daigaran” main structures from the Nara Period (710-784). Temple officials plan to allow visitors to take a virtual tour of the original temple ...

A kemari ancient football festival was held at Tanzan Shinto shrine in the city of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture. Eight people in ancient costumes formed a･･･ ...

Mochi, the chewy Japanese treat, is now popular all around the world. Here's a quick explainer on what exactly it is and what ...

Argentina,’ which embodies the belief that love transcends superficiality and appearances, owes much of its success to its ...

Mount Fuji, the country’s tallest summit, is revered for its snowy peak. A snowfall reported on Wednesday ended its longest ...

Mary DeBardelaben made a promise she’d find out how her grandmother died at the hands of lawmen who raided her rural Alabama home in 1945. Now she’s finally learning the whole truth.

Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan also discusses AI at the National Archives and responds to a critical Wall ...

Around the middle of the 6th century, Buddhism was introduced (via Korea), and it was during the Kofun period that the Chinese writing system was adopted in Japan. During the Nara and Heian periods, ...

a period of profound political and cultural change". Nara is around 45km (28 miles) south of Kyoto, and was once the capital of Japan. It remains popular with tourists. Under Japanese law ...

The Nara clan has many members who left a great ... The Senju clan was considered to be the strongest clan during the Warring States Period, and the only clan that was comparable to its strength ...

In the pre-GPT era of artificial intelligence, there wasn’t a ton for the National Archives and Records Administration — and its billions of unstructured documents — to do with the technology.