Each year, after much consideration and debate, Afar’s global network of editors, writers, and travel advisors anoints the best new and renovated hotels in the world. For 2025, we’ve selected 25 ...

An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...

Toyota group company Toyoda Gosei will trial power-generating smartwear fitted with ultrathin solar cells at the World Exposition in Osaka, in Japan, as it seeks to bring the technology one step ...

a foreman from boulder seller Nakaseki Co. in Osaka, who is engaged in the rebuilding of Kumamoto Castle. No fewer than 1,700 tsuki-ishi are expected to be re-erected at the Iidamaru tower alone.

The work continued into the early 20th century and helped develop modern conservation practices, according to the castle’s official website. Malbork was heavily damaged again during World War 2 ...

The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...

KYOTO--Japanese on sightseeing trips seem to be avoiding key landmarks in this historic city due to the hordes of foreign visitors that residents also gripe about. City authorities sought to ...

OSAKA — Osaka Castle’s stone wall, constructed during the era of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a warlord who ruled Japan in the late 16th century, will be on display in Osaka from April 1. The stone wall will ...

An urban oasis in Osaka and home to the Main Tower of Osaka-jo Castle. Together with plum trees and cherry trees, the park provides scenic beauty unique to each season. Osaka Castle Park covers an ...

Trump ‘angry’ with Putin and threatens tariffs on Russian oil over Ukraine Trump warns of 25 percent US tariffs on Russian oil, urges Putin to halt Ukraine bloodshed in tense diplomatic ...

BOSTON — In the three years since Russia's invasion, Ukrainian figure skater Kyrylo Marsak has used the spotlight of international competition to highlight his country’s plight – and taken ...