Omamori, those little talismans from Japanese shrines and temples, are staples of good luck and ... yet-to-be-released space art piece. The amulet comes in two designs. Victory Dragon: featuring an ...

A Tokyo shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's past militarism reported on ... a Chinese man allegedly conspired with two others to spray-paint the word "toilet" in red on a pillar at the shrine.

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Let's hope his sentencing will deter others since the shrine has been vandalized twice by Chinese. Another bell-jar sentence from Japanese judges. Meanwhile, another quick look at the "crime" section ...

She received the mayor’s award for her depiction of the Kawai Shrine in Kyoto ... artwork by Lee Li-chin is pictured at the Kurumaya Museum of Art in Oyama, Tachigi Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday.

TOKYO (AP) — Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water on Saturday in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese tradition to purify the soul and pray for ...

A scantily clad shrine parishioner throws icy cold water ... 2025, a traditional Japanese way of purifying soul and praying for their health in the new year. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) ...