The accused behind the arson attack on the Japanese animation studio, Kyoto Animation, has withdrawn his appeal to his death ...

The suspected arsonist behind the deadly Kyoto Animation attack has been sentenced to a death penalty. The anime studio has produced numerous beloved projects.

KYOTO: Authorities in Kyoto announced on Tuesday (Jan 14) plans for a big hike in hotel lodging taxes, as Japan's picture-perfect ancient capital seeks to assuage grumbles from locals about too ...

In his latest book, “Aflame: Learning From Silence,” the prolific novelist, travel writer and essayist tells how he found solace through more than 100 visits over three decades at the New ...

But that is precisely what directors Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin achieve with Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson’s strikingly smart “Kyoto.” Plays with as much necessary information as this ...

Kyoto authorities announced Tuesday plans to hike lodging taxes, as Japan's ancient capital seeks to assuage grumbles from locals about too many tourists. Lured by its myriad sights and a weak yen, ...

AN ELDERLY MAN places a newspaper on an ATM terminal, douses it in spirit, and sets it alight while filming it all on his smartphone. The pensioner then repeats the trick twice more on December ...

Japan's ancient city of Kyoto has officially announced it will raise the cap on its accommodation tax tenfold to 10,000 yen, or about 63 dollars, a night. The city started collecting the tax in ...

KYOTO—Excitement filled the air at Imakumanokannonji temple in Kyoto’s Higashiyama Ward when four “maiko” (apprentice geisha) appeared on stage, wearing white makeup and sporting ...

Twelve months after a fire at a Capitol Hill construction site, the substantially completed apartment project at 614 13th Ave. E. is for sale. The listing for the five-story, 20-unit Dover ...

Is the premise of a middle-aged father being reincarnated into his daughter's favorite otome game the sort of idea that is going to set the industry aflame and set trends that will last for ...