A visitor took this photo at Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Shrine.Police officers were gathering around the torii gate to check ...

KYOTO--“Sen,” meaning “war,” is the kanji of the year for 2022, the Kyoto-based Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation announced Dec. 12. Seihan Mori, chief abbot of the renowned ...

The Shigarakicho district of Koka, Shiga Prefecture, is famous for its production of Shigaraki pottery. Snake ornaments are ...

The theme park Universal Studios Japan (USJ) in the city of Osaka announced on November 12 that it will open "Donkey Kong ...

Suspect Steve Lee Hayes, 65, allegedly carved letters into the wooden pillar of one of the shrine's torii gates.

Movie subtitles have been considered a uniquely Japanese custom. Although foreign films are also shown with vernacular ...

At the Kennel Club of Philadelphia’s National Dog Show, taking place Saturday and Sunday at the Greater Philadelphia Expo ...

The easiest way to learning anything new is to find a way to relate to the material. Video games are the perfect medium for learning because they require your agency to progress. They force you to ...

An American tourist was arrested for defacing one of Tokyo ’s most sacred shrines after he allegedly etched letters into its ...

Steve Hayes, who arrived in Japan for a holiday with his family on Monday ... On Sunday, etchings resembling kanji characters were found on another torii gate at the shrine.

“Like a little meditation?” I venture. “Exactly,” he replies, emphatically, validating our shared moment of mindfulness.

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