In “Meiji Jibutsu Kigen” (Origins of things of the Meiji Era), author Kendo Ishii (1865-1943) recalls how his father gave ...

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The Sanmon gate was built in 1621 in the early Edo Period (1603-1867) on the orders of Hidetada, the second Tokugawa shogun ... The central government designated the gate a national treasure ...

Kyoto first became Japan’s capital in the eighth century. With its beautiful temples, philosophical gardens and elegant ...

A monument of a plastic model kit of a tuna has been unveiled at Shimizu reito Co., a food processing company in Shimizu Ward ...

WASHINGTON – Some Congressional Democrats say they are open to shutting down the federal government in March over the Trump administration's moves to dismantle government programs and agencies.

By Minho Kim Reporting from Washington Two Democratic senators said on Sunday that their party would not rule out forcing the federal government to shut down to stop President Trump’s legally ...

Billionaire Elon Musk is categorized as a "special government employee" through his work with the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, a cost-cutting initiative created by President Trump ...

Seven writers go in search of the essential public servant The role of the federal government is at the center of the national conversation. But who really is our government? What is it made of?

The revolving door between Goldman Sachs and the US government may be slowing after decades of executives jumping between the bank and the federal government, sources told NYNext. “We are no ...

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is leading an all-out blitz on the federal government, attempting to drastically shrink it and eliminate any spending that might fall under the ...