Osaka University, one of the top ranked in Japan, is offering tuition fee waivers, research grants and help with travel ...

Akiko Noda, the award-winning Japanese artist, shares the secrets to a unique glassmaking technique that highlights the ...

Asian shares are lower after Moody's Ratings downgraded the sovereign credit rating for the United States. U.S. futures and ...

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Michizane was devoted to his studies from childhood onwards and has left behind many wonderful Japanese ... the Tenmangu shrine. It’s designated as an Important Cultural Property. The “three lights” ...

This extends to the Japanese-American ... personal anime shrine. Issue #1005 of Shukan NY Seikatsu discusses several topics, with one of them being the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super ...

A group of Japanese lawmakers visited a controversial shrine in Tokyo Tuesday during a three-day spring festival, despite opposition from South Korea, according to local media reports. Around 70 ...

In Japan, the simple act of walking has long been ... Sleeping on a grass pillow, seeking out auspicious places from which to watch the full moon rise, living not quite as a Zen priest and not ...

It was only a matter of time until Japan’s current currency struggles ... but rather Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, the God of the Moon). Jin Sakai (Kazuya Nakai) reaches the steps of the Scarlet Rock Shrine in ...

One can’t ignore that Ghost of Tsushima made this shrine famous. At long last, a Japanese shrine has banned foreigners after what they claim to be an incredible disrespect. And this shrine is ...

Jan. 7 (UPI) --A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months after a U.S. man was arrested for desecrating it.

you may want to consider a private tour at night to explore the shrine—dedicated to Kannon, the Japanese Buddhist goddess of mercy—and the grounds, which include Moon Garden. Rent a car ...