A statue called “Otome no Hi” (Monument to the maidens) was erected in 1982 in Gifu Prefecture. But an explanation on who the “maidens” were and why they were being commemorated did not appear until ...

The Matryoshka Piazza in Manchuria, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, June 5, 2018. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A 30-meter-tall matryoshka doll, deemed the largest of its kind ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting with Russian Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (Oct. 17, 2018). Credit: ...

Growing up, Fumina Oka knew little about the mysterious university her Taiwanese grandfather attended in northern China’s Manchuria during Japan’s occupation in the early 20th century. But as the ...

THE incident which occurred in Manchuria during the night of September 18 set in motion a train of events of great magnitude. The incident itself was unimportant: a gunmen's fight in New York or a ...

Chinese author Tang Di makes a stark, unsettling and challenging feature filmmaking debut that’s sure to spark debate By Elizabeth Kerr A Man from Manchuria Still 2 - H 2015 If The Counselor taught us ...

Henry wore a cutaway cut by a Japanese tailor and very white gloves. Elizabeth wore a close fitting gown of Chinese silk with a slit skirt. The day was fine. Cheerfully Henry and Elizabeth alighted ...

“I was the fourth one out the B-24’s jump hole,” Staff Sgt. Harold “Hal” Leith told me. It was his first glimpse of China’s northeast, a region then known as Manchuria. As the young American looked ...