On the rural islands of Nagasaki, a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time ...

Japan's love hotels were initially considered a place that offered couples space for intimacy. Today, it has transitioned ...

TOKYO – While trying to schedule housing for a summer program at Temple Japan, I came across a discrepancy in dorm availability. TUJ offers two dorms: the Hiyoshi Men’s Dorm and the Kitazono Women’s ...

Famous for the Great Buddha of Kamakura which weighs 121 tonnes, Kotoku-in is a Buddhist temple of the Jodo-shu sect. Kotoku-in is a Buddhist temple of the jodo-shu sect founded by Priest Honen. The ...

Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami has never been limited to one medium, creating paintings, sculptures, luxury ...

Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain ...

New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe took a trip to Japan this offseason ... One of the photos showed the Senso-ji temple pagoda standing tall under a bright blue Tokyo sky. In another click ...

TOKYO -- U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have taken issue with Japan's 9 trillion yen ($62 billion) trade surplus during tariff negotiations, but options for eliminating the surplus face ...

Discover Kofu, Japan’s smallest town ... Pamela Anderson’s crop claims its crown – and top tips on how to mimic it ...

The exhibition, which originated at the Broad Museum in Los Angeles, has several additions created specifically for Cleveland, notably a magnificent Japanese temple that’s taken shape in the ...

Just inside the imposing wooden gate at the temple grounds of Ryozen-ji in Japan, I’m transfixed by shimmering koi fish dashing around a sunlit pond. Watching the changing patterns of red ...