U.S. News Insider Tip: Visit during off-peak hours (early morning or late afternoon) to avoid tour groups. Try both Mount ...

Planning a trip to Kyoto, Japan? Our guide covers the must-see temples, the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, where to eat, and the ...

This past June, a group of 59 Rockbridge County High School students, their family members, and chaperones ventured to the ...

Hundreds of residents gathered at Kurihama beach outside Tokyo over the weekend to pray for marine safety in a summer ...

As the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, only a few veterans of Japan’s brutal war remain. “Never die ...

With their "Japanese First" slogan, riffing off US President Donald Trump's "America First", they have truly ruffled the ...

Japan is known not just for its cutting-edge technology but also for its scenic mountains, tranquil gardens, and historic temples.

It is not discrimination,’ Nanzoin Temple’s head monk said, insisting that the money was needed to address tourists’ nuisance ...

A mutually beneficial U.S.-Japan tariff agreement is still possible, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo.

Nanzoin Temple in Fukuoka Prefecture, famous for its 41-meter-long reclining Buddha statue, has been charging foreign visitors 300 yen (US$2.02), citing the need to address nuisance behavior, ...

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- A temple in southwestern Japan is drawing controversy and criticism for its recent decision to charge admission only to foreign tou ...