A building here whose exterior is reminiscent of an ancient Greek temple houses a wooden structure often seen inside traditional Japanese ･･･ ...

While Obon is typically celebrated by Buddhists in Japan, the season always seems to bring people of all backgrounds together ...

At the opposite end of the Earth, surrounded by nothing familiar, I felt the most at home that I had in years.

On the rural islands off the coast of Japan, a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links ...

We start in Nagoya, Japan’s lesser-known fourth-largest city. Often overlooked by tourists, it is easy to reach from the UK with just a single connection in Helsinki, and a great base from which to ...

Is too much matcha ever enough? Not at Sana, where matcha outsells coffee. Open since February, Sana is drawing customers from an hour away for social-media-famous matcha drinks and Asian-inspired ...

A 14th-century Korean Buddhist statue, stolen from a Japanese temple in 2012, has been returned after a lengthy legal battle. The statue's return follows a South Korean Supreme Court ruling in ...

A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, following a years-long legal battle between Japan and South Korea over its ownership ...

File picture: Kyodo News/AP A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago has been returned after a long legal battle between Japan and South Korea over ...

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 ...

A 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, stolen from Japan's Kannonji temple in 2012, sits at Buseok Temple in Seosan, South Korea, Monday, May 5, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) ...