I owe my existence, in part, to Japanese internment. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, in 1941, as anti-Japanese fervor gripped the U.S., my grandmother, Eiko Muto, became one of the roughly hundred ...

Few countries define the blend of modernity and tradition like Japan. Travelers can enjoy world-class transit, celebrated cuisine, and renowned nightlife in the neon-soaked streets of the capital ...

Color plays an important role in conveying visual information. For example, color can help the observer find an object in a cluttered environment. Although the human eye can distinguish millions of ...

When Japanese immigrants and Japanese-American citizens were torn from their daily lives and herded into internment camps with guard towers during World War II, they were told to only bring what they ...

Color plays an important role in conveying visual information, but the language we use to express what we see is limited. Recent studies show that color terms used in Japanese also change over time.