Marty Connor was 18 years old when he fought all 36 days during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. But perhaps his greatest legacy would be what happened after the war. 80 years after Iwo Jima, his ...

With festivals taking place throughout the year in Tokyo, you have a good chance that your trip will coincide with a ...

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

The Shibuya Incident arc is one of Jujutsu Kaisen's longest, and plenty of important battles and deaths happen. Here's what ...

How exactly are Gojo and Yuta related, and what role does their ancestor, Sugawara, play in Jujutsu Kaisen’s story?

Studying Japanese doesn’t have to be overwhelming, expensive or time-consuming. With free apps to jumpstart your Japanese learning journey, you can easily fit reviewing kanji and vocabulary seamlessly ...

One monk died. Some people were injured, we pulled out some people and took them to the hospital." The head of the main Buddha statue in the monastery fell off and was placed on the platform at its ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...

Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are prized for their zen experience, with travelers coming from around the world to lounge in natural pools and bliss out. The country is home to ...

NOBEOKA, Miyazaki -- One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi temple in this southwestern Japan city was purified ...

Read our privacy notice. Footage has been released showing the shocking moment two Royal Air Force engineers broke a newly-installed Paddington Bear statue in half before stealing it. Daniel Heath ...

Daniel Heath and William Lawrence admitted to vandalism after they drunkenly broke and stole half of a statue of Paddington Bear on a night out. Two engineers with the UK's Royal Air Force (RAF ...