A multi-eyed mascot, a vast wooden Grand Ring, 160 countries and regions strutting their stuff, and robots and sushi galore: ...

The 16 newly designated geoparks are located in China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea –marking its first geopark and ...

Portuguese sailors en route to Japan in the late 16th century ... Lukang Tienhou honors the deity Matsu, goddess of the sea, whose statue has darkened from years of collecting incense residue.

At nearly 400 feet, Sanjusangendo Hall is the longest wooden structure in Japan (there are archery ... full set of 1,000 wooden statues of Kannon, the Buddhist goddess of mercy.

A photograph genuinely shows a 2,700-year-old Assyrian deity statue that was discovered in Iraq in 1992, intentionally buried ...

The world's largest statue, which stands nearly 600 feet tall, is located on Sadhu Bet Island in the Narmada River in the town of Kevadia, Gujarat, India. When first unveiled in 2010, it was ...

The number of Japanese nationals fell by a record 898,000 to 120.3 million, the largest drop since records began in 1950. The sharp contraction highlights the mounting pressures Japan faces in ...

The horror-thriller series, based on a cult manga and starring Yuya Yagira and Show Kasamatsu, has become Disney's most successful streaming series in Japan to date. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau ...

Star Wars Celebration is returning to Japan later this month, so here's a list of things we expect (and hope) to see addressed at the event. After skipping 2024, Star Wars Celebration is back on ...

Japan’s largest yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from causing “trouble,” authorities said, as the mafia-like groups contend ...

The Five Wise Virgins sculpture on Temple Square and talks in general conference remind us of the Relief Society mission.