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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Police said Monday they have launched an investigation after the kanji character for "death" was found ...

The Premium Travel Blueprint, we explored Niigata and the nearby Sado Island. Full of picturesque sights like the Kiyotsu Gorge and Sado Gold Mines, these itineraries are created to highlight Japan’s ...

The Japanese Tea Garden is at 3853 N. St. Mary St. in Brackenridge Park not far from the San Antonio Zoo. Visiting the park between 7am to 5pm has always been free. The Jingu House opens weekdays for ...

Globetrotting actor and eater Stanley Tucci’s latest book, What I Ate in One Year, inspired me to look back on my own dining ...

7.75 x 8 in. (19.7 x 20.3 cm.) ...

Edo period in Japan lasted from 1603 to 1867/1868. During this time the country was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate.

But now, Kanonji city has something new to offer: the “torii gate in the sky” of the “hongu” main building of Takayajinja shrine that sits atop 404-meter-high Mount Inazumiyama.

A weekly ranking of the most popular songs in Japan combining physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, YouTube and GYAO! video views and karaoke data, compiled by Billboard Japan.

Relevance: As the world's third largest economy and one of the United States' most important allies and trading partners, Japan is critical to an understanding of global issues. Japan also exerts ...