Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the Meiji Shrine is a serene escape from the bustling metropolis that surrounds it. This ...

Nearly eight decades after Japan’s defeat in World War Two, Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine remains a potent symbol of its wartime legacy in East Asia and a flashpoint for regional tension. Here is ...

A monumental tomb found near Corinth has revealed several burials, along with artifacts reflecting its later use as a healing ...

TOKYO—Eight decades ago, when Japan’s kamikaze pilots were crashing their planes into American ships and its soldiers were ...

Discover the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, a symbol of faith, resilience, and interfaith unity in ...

drawing criticism from South Korea and China which view the shrine as a symbol of Japan's militaristic past. The shrine includes 14 Japanese wartime leaders convicted as war criminals by an Allied ...

An initial shrine in York Minster's nave it was made bigger and moved behind the High Altar. The four corners are carved with evangelists' symbols and a number of fanciful figures. Everyday people ...

The swastika is one of the most ancient symbols used by humans and has been ... seen on maps signifying the location of a Buddhist shrine. At the beginning of the 20th Century there was a fashion ...

TASS/. Ukrainian ambassador Sergey Korsunsky "affronted" the people of China and other Asian countries by visiting the Yasukuni Shinto Shrine, "a symbol of Japan's militaristic and colonial past ...