Archaeologists excavating the site of the former Yamashiro Kokubunji Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, recently uncovered the ...

A popular anime has inspired a young man to move here where the show is set and become active in the community around a local ...

Police in Seika, Kyoto Prefecture, on Tuesday arrested a 27-year-old Swiss man who was wielding a knife on a train station platform. According to police, an employee at JR Hosono Station called 110 at ...

KAMEOKA, Kyoto Prefecture--Officials from the operator of the sightseeing boat that capsized in the river here say the accident resulted from the steersman falling overboard and the vessel ...

A People’s Liberation Army (PLAN) surface action group and an amphibious task group made separate transits through the Miyako ...

Heart-shaped ice sculptures were among the Valentine's Day gifts presented to a giant panda in Japan. Fuhin, a four-year-old female, lives at a zoo in the western Japanese town of Shirahama, Wakayama ...

The latest announcement is out from TESS Holdings Co., Ltd. ( ($JP:5074) ). TESS Holdings Co., Ltd. reported a significant ...

"There isn't a huge upswell of opposition that would involve the industry as a whole," said Shigeki Kitahara, advisor to the Kyoto Prefecture Ryokan Association, an industry group of hotels and inns.

Cloudy with a high of 46 °F (7.8 °C) and a 60% chance of precipitation. Winds from WNW to NW at 6 to 14 mph (9.7 to 22.5 kph). Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from NW to WNW at 2 to 7 mph (3.2 to ...

Destination dupes are popping up around the world as travellers for alternatives to traditional hotspots or to find road less ...

A city in Hiroshima Prefecture has begun offering overnight stays at Fukuyama Castle, a site dating back 400 years, as ...