In Japan, the simple act of walking has long been connected to working toward enlightenment.

“It looks like it will die,” Nishibori said of the cherry tree, “but it’s not going to die. The next spring, there will be ...

Eighty years ago, Baguio bore the full brunt of World War II in the weeks leading to the city’s liberation from the Imperial ...

For 16 generations, master gardeners in this one family have dedicated their lives to preserving one of the nation's most ...

These themed trains in Japan include Pikachu, Hello Kitty, dinosaurs, and one specially dedicated to drinking sake.

City council in Berkeley, California, is considering a law to ban most plants within five feet of houses in wildfire-prone ...

The spectacular tradition, which dates back to the first so-called “blessing ceremony” featuring 36 couples in 1961, is an ...

Shohei Ohtani will take another crack at recovering from his current downturn when the Los Angeles Dodgers play host to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday in the middle contest of a three-game series.

Junichi Sumi ■ Born in Shimane Prefecture in 1973. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University with a BA in International Politics and Economics, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in ...

"Hamamatsu is known as the city of music," Yamaha tells us of the coastal city it calls home. Sitting slap-bang between Tokyo ...

In its pursuit of development and use of new power sources to achieve carbon neutrality in its products, equipment ...

Visiting the Melrose Trading Post, stocking up on spiral-ring notebooks and grabbing some sushi in Studio City are all part ...