Convenience stores, ice and whisky first came as U.S. imports. Then, they were reinvented.

Home to some of the best whisky in the world, Japanese whisky is also great for tasty cocktails. We interviewed some experts ...

chairman and CEO of Suntory, said in an interview Tuesday. The situation is "really concerning,” he added. Niinami’s comments come as the Japanese government engages the Trump administration ...

The origins of today’s Japanese gardens lie in the Zen gardens of Japanese Buddhist temples from the 13th century onwards. These weren’t pleasure gardens or flower gardens, but meditative ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

The city registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7. At Kakuonji Temple, the quake toppled and damaged the statue of Jikokuten, a nationally designated important cultural property ...

Hasedera or the Hasedera Temple is an old temple with a view of the ocean and the town of Hase in Kamakura. Various flowers bloom in the garden from season to season. Its principal image of worship is ...

Mimuroto Temple is an ancient temple of Uji where many tangible cultural properties and statues of Buddha are enshrined. Among these is a Thousand-armed Kannon statue. It is also referred to as the ...