In a striking display of cultural dialogue, the Royal Institute for Traditional Arts (Wirth) showcased a unique artwork titled "Bisht Kimono" during the Saudi Cultural Week at Expo 2025 in Osaka, ...

Asharq Al Awsat The Royal Institute of Traditional Arts (Wrth) participated in the Saudi Cultural Week at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, from July 12 to 15. The event aimed to enhance the international ...

A vivid exploration of Japanese influence on Polish culture shows how Zen principles, Noh and Kabuki stagecraft, and even avant-garde fashion have seeped into Polish theatre and art—from Wyspiański’s ...

In her transcultural collection for Expo 2025, Polish designer Joanna Hawrot reimagines the kimono as a radical expression of autonomy, queerness, and embodied storytelling. Inspired by both Japanese ...

Japan's chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday, agreeing to continue negotiations to reach a deal that serves the national interests of ...

The enduring allure of the kimono through a chronological timeline. Exhibition on view at the NGV until 5 October.

A death row inmate convicted of killing nine people was executed on Friday morning.

As of the morning of June 26, 474 such earthquakes had been observed around the Tokara island chain. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja attended the Serpentine Gallery Summer Party hosted on June 24, 2025, in Kensington Gardens, London. Embracing the cultures of the world through fashion, Sonam Kapoor made a ...

A Japanese court has found a U.S. Marine guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on Okinawa and sentenced him to seven years in prison.

Beijing has told rare-earth companies to hand over lists of employees with technical expertise, aiming to ensure they don’t divulge trade secrets to foreigners.