Museums contain artifacts of the past that are both interesting and informative; a great chance to learn. But for a chance to see, and perhaps even experience, Japan’s folk life of the pre-modern ...

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Ryan Cole (center) with friends carrying a Mikoshi — a portable shrine — during a festival in Yorii, Japan.Courtesy of Ryan Cole Fresh out of college, I took some time to live the ski bum life in Vail ...

Japan’s centenarian population has reached a record high as the country continues to maintain the world’s longest life expectancy – a milestone officials credit to healthy lifestyles and fewer fatal ...

Faced with the most elderly population in the world, Japan is applying its technological know-how to coping with the problems that arise from this social phenomenon, particularly in the area of ...

WTF?! Anyone who has ever fantasized about piloting a real-life Gundam robot could see that dream come close to reality thanks to a nearly 15-foot-tall battery-powered mech from Japan. The catch is ...

"I can't believe they pay you to do this!" I'd hear that a few times a week, usually on a sunset tour after riding snowmobiles to the top of Vail Mountain in Colorado. Looking out over the ...