1884 -- The Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) opens its first post office in Seoul. 1906 -- The country's first bicycle race is held in Seoul. 1961 -- South Korea and Japan sign a treaty on trade and ...

A South Korean high court on Feb. 1 ruled that a centuries-old Buddhist statue belongs to the Japanese temple that it was stolen from about 10 years ago and should be returned, overturning a lower ...

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KYOTO--Inspired by a priest’s belief that Buddhist practices should evolve, the bodhisattva of compassion and mercy has manifested himself as a robot at a temple here. The android edition of ...

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating what caused the to fall from the sky, killing a family of ...

People who love Phish do so with a quasi-religious devotion. People who dislike Phish do so with an equal fervor.

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After Harvard University defied demands from the White House, the Trump administration froze more than $2 billion in federal funds to the school. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports more from the White ...

It’s a nice post-modern touch. The setup recalls scenes from Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong’s 1982 comedy Things Are Tough All Over. That film also had the duo travelling through the desert, albeit ...

The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most visited. The Senso-ji Temple sees about 30 million annual visitors and its inception dates all the way back to year 628. Despite its claim to ...

On his first and only visit to Japan, in the late fall of 1922, Albert Einstein, like almost every Westerner who ever set foot there, was wowed by the beauty of the country and the refinement of ...

Ami Ayalon, who served as director of the Shin Bet and previously commanded the Israeli Navy, frames the attempted removal of Bar as more than a power struggle. Information ...