IN her recent book, "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", Dr. Benedict deals with the Japanese along lines similar to, if not as clearly defined as, those in her earlier "Patterns of Culture".

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.8. The Japan Meteorological Agency said it had an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7. The quake began at ...

Japanese curry rice does not spring to mind as an obvious example, which is a shame because Japanese curry is unique in its approach and appeal. Japanese curry, or “kare” (カレー) in Japanese, is a ...

From various types of Vietnamese flowers to those of other countries such as the Dutch Tulip, Japanese Chrysanthemum as well as a whole garden of cactus from Africa, the park is indeed a flower heaven ...

1 College of Environment and Surveying and Mapping Engineering, Suzhou University, Suzhou, Anhui, China 2 Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Institute of Landscape Engineering, Slovak ...