Are Shinto and Buddhism truly separate in Japan—or two parts of the same cultural fabric? This deep dive examines how Buddhist philosophy and Shinto kami worship coevolved over 1,500 years. From ...

Whether it’s transiting at Narita International Airport or jumping from one magical world to the next at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea, most people heading to Chiba Prefecture are on their way ...

Sitting by the Mekong River, the Buddha Park ignites a sense of wonderment while also encouraging contemplation ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct revealed a lot of new information about the system yesterday, and one of the tidbits you may have noticed is that Japan is getting a Japanese-language only version of ...

A major energy company in Japan will invest in a US-based renewable energy project to grow its global green methanol portfolio while creating carbon removal credits. A major energy company in Japan ...

Emerging from the head of the world’s tallest bronze Buddha and climbing down to its right ear, two specialist cleaners gave the imposing Japanese statue an annual spruce-up to help it look its ...

Japan, Thailand, Myanmar, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. It also has countless followers in China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, Macau and Taiwan. Buddhist temples vary in style and design, but they usually ...

Chinese telecoms gear giant Huawei said Monday its net profit ... infrastructure — allegations Huawei has denied repeatedly. Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Canada have taken similar actions.

A popular Japanese restaurant chain has closed nearly all of its 2,000 stores for cleaning this week, after a rat and a bug were found in its food. Sukiya, the country’s largest chain serving ...

It is possible to buy gigante beans in the US. For example, Greek brand Arosis sells its giant beans, which are harvested from small family farms in Kastoria, Greece, on Amazon. Divina Market, a ...

We drank Japanese tea, ate a Sumo-style hot pot dinner, walked through a bamboo forest and even climbed inside a giant, 750-year-old bronze Buddha statue. We fed wild deer who were as tame as our ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...