A record number of foreign travelers are visiting Japan, sparking friction with locals. Cities and travel operators seek ways to ease tensions and promote harmony.
Japan’s Supreme Court rendered judgment in January on a suit that was initially brought by 27 Korean plaintiffs in 2013. The ...
Two female priests have been appointed at a shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, for the first time in its history.
The best places to visit and things to do in Nara, Japan, include feeding friendly deer, exploring ancient temples, and ...
There are religions that put their believers' faith to the test with harsh trials. On a mountain in Japan, that test is not ...
Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...
The best places to visit and things to do in Nara, Japan, include feeding friendly deer, exploring ancient temples, and ...
Shimane Prefecture — located in the southwest of Japan’s main island near Hiroshima Prefecture — is an off-the-beaten-path ...
A U.S. researcher of Japanese literature has published two books of “waka” poems composed by the emperor and empress of the ...
It has been 11,000 days since Oct. 25, 1994. That’s when Ned Rozell wrote his first story, a Halloween-themed piece on little ...
In hotspots like Kyoto you sometimes have to queue for the queues, but escaping the country’s overtourism problem couldn’t be simpler ...
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