After 2024 set a new record for tourist numbers in Japan, Rob Goss recommends switching out the biggest draws for these ...

Japan’s Wakayama prefecture (pictured), which in 2022 waived a move to host an integrated resort (IR) with casino after the local assembly voted against taking part in the initial application round, ...

Police in Hidakagawa, Wakayama Prefecture, have arrested a 51-year-old man on suspicion of fatally stabbing a 48-year-old friend. According to police, Toru Takahashi, a civil engineering worker, is ...

On 3 March, the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) announced the initiation of a voluntary repatriation to Nepal. The 12th-century artefact in question, a “significant sculpture” dubbed Buddha ...

At 2 PM, a special Buddhist service is held in honor of the temple’s founding ... making it an unforgettable experience for attendees. Ukiyo-e Immersive Art: The Floating World of Japan (Shinagawa) ...

ART21: Does that has something to do with being raised Catholic? SMITH: It’s one of my loose theories that Catholicism and art have gone well together because both believe in the physical ...