of the facts of nature. Hence the value of these conventions, and the perils attending their non-observance.” “But in his landscapes,” writes another Japanese critic, of the painter Okio ...

Ivo Dawnay All subscribe to the Japanese Shinto belief in the sanctity of nature. There are said to be many thousands of ...

What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on ...

It is time for Japan to take effective action to stop tobacco from killing yet another generation. Tobacco control—drawing breath. Nature Med. 5, 851 (1999). Roemer, R. Legislative Action to ...

When nature calls, Masana Izawa has followed the same routine for more than 50 years: heading out to the woods in Japan, dropping his pants and doing as bears do. "We survive by eating other ...