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Made of wood with polychrome, cut gold leaf, and crystal eyes, this is one of the most remarkable statues from ancient Japan. The ink inscription eclosed in the statue of Bishamon Ten (Vaisravana) reveals that it was...

A photograph showing Japanese troops at the Mukden Little West Gate during the invasion of Chinese Manchuria (Manchukuo) in September 1931. The invasion caused a crisis with the League of Nations.

A typical Japanese gun position (after its capture) in the Battle of Okinawa (April to June 1945), part of WWII's Pacific War. Imperial War Museums, London.

Drawing of a Japanese kappa, supposedly caught in 1801 in Mito domain. Illustration from an 1836 copy by Reikai of Suiko Kōryaku by Koga Tōan. The inscription reads: Height 3.5 shaku, weight 12 kamme. The chest protudes...

Japanese war dead after the Battle of Tenaru in August 1942, in the Guadalcanal Campaign (August 1942 to February 1943) in the Solomon Islands during the Pacific War of the Second World War (1939-45). US Marine Corps...

Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi Aichi D3A Type 99 dive bombers are preparing for takeoff. Taken during the Indian Ocean Raid (March 1942), which attacked Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon).

The Imperial Japanese Navy's aircraft carrier Soryu taking evasive action while under attack by US forces. The carrier was destroyed at the Battle of Midway in June 1942 during the Pacific War of the...

Japanese officers giving up their swords in the surrender at Kuala Lumpur during WWII's Pacific War, 1945. Imperial War Museums, London.

The Japanese Tea Ceremony.

An example of Japanese calligraphy. From a scroll with extracts from the 'Tale of the Genji' or Genji Monogatari, written in the 11th century CE by Murasaki Shikibu. Ink on decorated paper. Attributed to Prince Son'en (1298-1356...