The Japanese word ‘torii’ translates into a symbolic gateway that marks the entrance to the sacred precincts of a Shintō ...

Police said Monday they have launched an investigation after the kanji character for “death” was found graffitied on two ...

A foreign tourist has apologised after incurring the wrath of Japanese social media users for posting a video online in which she performed pull-ups on a sacred “torii” gate at a Shinto shrine ...

Ippei Torii has literally risked his life to rescue non-Japanese workers from oppressive labor conditions over his long career as a union official. Torii, 66, who chairs the nonprofit group ...

With higher-than-usual cases being reported, the Japanese media has even coined a term for it, meiwaku gaikokujin, which translates as “nuisance foreigner," and the latest case involves a tourist who ...

Kyoto, the heart of Japan's cultural heritage, is a city where ancient traditions blend seamlessly with modern life. Often ...

Torii gates are traditionally found at the entrance ... “I want to apologize for my actions in Japan. I didn’t mean to be rude. I’m really sorry for what I did without thinking.

A Chilean woman has faced criticism after posting a video on Instagram showing her hanging from a torii shrine gate and doing pullups in sync with music during a visit to Japan. The woman ...

PureArts has removed an Assassin's Creed Shadows figure from sale following backlash over its potentially insensitive design. The broken torii used in the figure is similar to the one-legged gate ...

The shrine’s torii gate lost one of its pillars due to the nuclear blast, but, alongside some nearby trees, it still stands in the city today. In Japan, torii gates mark the entrance to a ...