Ahn Jung-geun is best known for his dramatic assassination of Japan's first prime minister in 1909 at a railway station.

In Japan, calligraphy is more than just writing—it’s an art form that requires patience, focus, and respect for tradition. This video gives a rare look inside a Japanese calligraphy class ...

Calligraphy by a South Korean independence hero, created while awaiting execution for assassinating a Japanese statesman, is breaking new auction records in Seoul, as the country's ultrarich seek ...

When she turned 100 years old in 2013, she declared herself married to her work and continued producing art. Shinoda was born on March 28, 1913 in Manchuria, China and returned to Japan when she was ...

Japan aims to add its traditional calligraphy to UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage to give the art form global recognition in November 2026. An expert panel of the Cultural Affairs ...

She taught art classes and painted fellow residents ... finding inspiration in traditional Japanese calligraphy and the changing seasons. One painting, “Eternal Seasons,” seems to exemplify ...

Experience hands-on training in Japanese calligraphy or learn what makes Japanese video games ... language study with native speakers or a deeper engagement with the Japanese art forms of manga, anime ...

Revered in the South for his efforts to defend the country against Japanese encroachment, Ahn Jung-geun is best known for his dramatic, high-stakes assassination of Japanese prime minister Ito ...

Once a practical way to transcribe, calligraphy has evolved into a fine art. As the practice we recognize today spread across East Asia, countries like China, Japan, and Korea developed their own ...

the calligraphy Ahn created in his prison cell during his final days — typically at the request of Japanese officials — is drawing fresh attention in Seoul's glitzy art scene. A woman looks at ...