The fire swept through Kyoto Animation (KyoAni) on Thursday, claiming at least 33 lives and injuring many in one of Japan's worst mass killings in years. People who witnessed Shinji Aoba's arrest ...

The parade’s organizer, the Gion Festival Yamahoko Association, based in Kyoto’s Nakagyo Ward, made the decision on April 20 at a meeting with 34 local float-preservation associations.

KYOTO--Lantern makers here toiled without a day off for the past couple of weeks to meet around 2,700 orders for the city’s iconic Gion Festival in July. The traditional paper shade lanterns ...

A man screaming “You die!” burst into an animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing 33 people in an attack that shocked the country and ...

A fire at an animation studio in Kyoto appears to have been an act of arson. 33 people were killed and 35 others wounded, and the shock is being felt around the world. The fire broke out shortly ...

Japan comes alive with matsuri, festivals that celebrate local culture and traditions throughout the country. From the icy winters of Sapporo to the river walks of Osaka, every city and every season ...

The festival was first held in 1895, when Heian Jingu Shrine was built, to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the relocation of the capital to Kyoto at the beginning of the Heian period.