People can visit the flood protection facility in Kasukabe, which safeguards Tokyo and has shafts large enough to fit the ...

Hidden beneath the waters surrounding Japan’s Yonaguni island are the towering ruins of a 10,000-year-old city built by a ...

A Korean Buddhist statue from the 14th century that was stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago has been returned ...

The ancient coastal city of Kamakura south of Tokyo is an irresistible mix of sun, surf, temples and shrines. But the area is ...

Just inside the imposing wooden gate at the temple grounds of Ryozen ... and joyful experience – just as ancient landscape gardeners intended. In Japanese culture, I learn, the carp are symbols ...

For those looking for an escape into a unique and spectacular wilderness, Japan’s islands of Kyushu and Yakushima offer ...

TOKYO (AP) — A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, following a yearslong legal battle between Japan and South Korea over ...