culture

South and Central Asia have a rich tradition of springtime celebrations.

Culture is having a greater impact on international affairs than ever before.

The Indian media's response to Devyani Khobragade's arrest highlights enduring differences between the US and Delhi.

For the last fourteen years at least 30,000 Japanese have killed themselves annually. Why?

Nearly 6,000 crimes have been committed by U.S. military personnel since Okinawa was returned to Japan. Is there a path forward?

Once Asia’s leading economy, Japan has struggled to keep up with a fast growing region. Could innovation be the key?

The belief that Taiwan would not actively resist a Mainland invasion is dangerous and misleading.

Japan must bring two seemingly contradictory identities together to avoid further damage from ‘Galápagosization.’

The India’s Got Talent win by a choir from north-east India shows how attitudes are changing.

At least in the capital city, an ‘authentic’ experience is hard to define.

A visit to Kabul highlights some differences between perception and reality there.

Malaysia’s has carefully crafted an image as a multi-cultural home for the world’s races and religions. But this picture of harmony is being challenged from all sides–by the government, in the courts and from the pulpit. Luke Hunt travels across the country to report on why.