Sixty percent of South Korea’s population believes in gods or unseen spiritual beings, and 52% of South Koreans offer food or ...

Prepared for the exhibition "Art of ancient Korea: historical images of tomb murals from the Goguryeo Kingdom (37 B.C. - 668 A.D.)" at the Museum of East Asian Art, Staaliche Museen zu Berlin, 23 Sept ...

Embarking on a journey to South Korea and Japan will be an adventure through Asian culture, history, and natural beauty. Although these two countries are geographically close, they offer unique ...

South Koreans are so proud of their culture that they celebrate all South Korean-specific elements with a 'K' in front of the word, from the fun-loving tunes of K-pop, to the gripping K-dramas, to the ...

New book examines Korea’s social fabric through lens of shamanism, Confucianism Beneath its ultramodern facade, Korea is a country with all the trappings of shamanism and Confucianism, a new book says ...

A 1,400-year-old crown found in a tomb in Gyeongju, South Korea is among recent archaeological discoveries. Photo from Korea Heritage Service The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools ...

On the South Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the twisted wreckage of a train sits on a set of rails that end abruptly before they can proceed northward. The wreck, what remains of a train ...

Neighboring countries often share cultural and historical roots. Take, for example, the case of an ancient statue both Japan and South Korea claim is theirs. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports on the case and ...

Echinostomiasis is prevalent in southeastern as well as northeastern Asian countries. This endemicity notwithstanding, no echinostome egg has as yet been reported by paleoparasitological studies ...