The head of the Unification Church's Japan branch vowed to fight a court order revoking its legal protections, following a ...

Shikoku, although the smallest of Japan's main islands, plays a huge role in the country's spiritual heritage. It's home to ...

IGN has confirmed that Ubisoft has quietly released a day-one patch for Assassin’s Creed Shadows that makes a number of ...

The Toji Temple is found in the Yamashiro region of Japan. It is located in the city of Kyoto, the furthest south.

Once Japan’s Imperial capital, the city has been a spiritual and cultural epicentre for more than a thousand years. That ...

Within the stunningly decorated wooden walls of an immense temple in Kyoto, you'll find an unusual artifact of human hair ...

The wooden veranda of Shorinzan Daruma-ji temple is piled high with daruma that have fulfilled their function of granting ...

One of Japan’s most colourful festivals, the Sanja Matsuri is a rowdy mix of religious ritual and wild street party ...

TOKYO: Increasingly, people are holding proper funerals when they lose their dog, cat or other beloved pet. The ceremonies ...

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