A ten-panel folding screen written by Kim Gu (1876–1949), containing his deep emotions about Korea’s liberation and his ...

The Bellevue Arts Fair (BAF) announces the launch of Living Traditions, a new multicultural exhibition series celebrating the ...

Calligrapher Hiromi Kouchi, who conveys messages of peace through her artwork, is pictured in Hiroshima's Naka Ward, on June 30, 2026. (Mainichi/Kana Nishiyama) HIROSHIMA -- Calligrapher Hiromi Kouchi ...

When you hear the words 'Arabic language,' what kind of impression comes to mind? 'It just seems difficult,' 'It looks like snakes and I can't read it at all,' 'A mysterious script that is written ...

The Language School of the Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IJCCI) has announced its Summer Camp Programme 2026 for school students aged between 8 and 17. The 40-hour immersive course, ...

From Latin and Chinese to Tamil and Telugu, discover the top ten most popular writing scripts used around the world Around the world, there are more than 293 known writing systems. Of these, around ...

Calligraphy beetles come in a variety of colors and patterns. ©Monique van Someren/Shutterstock.com Calligraphy beetles belong to the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae, and the subfamily Chrysomelinae ...

A passenger ferry named after an ancient monk seen as a symbol of Sino-Japanese cultural exchange has suspended its service as Beijing continues its retaliation for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae ...

The film was long and getting longer by the day. Worse still, the director was bent on shooting outdoors, on a mountainous peninsula west of Tokyo, and the rain, during the interminably long ...

The other day I had the pleasure of attending a very interesting presentation about antique books by an expert in Edo period literature, professor Laura Moretti. Laura had brought along many volumes ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...