Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visited Ise Jingu shrine in Ise ... made her way along the approach to the main shrine, Aiko was greeted by worshippers ...

KYOTO--A ceremonial event to mark the New Year featured women in gorgeous Heian Period (794-1185) court attire giving a public demonstration of the popular “karuta” card-snatching game at ...

Players in colorful costumes have staged an ancient ball-kicking game called "kemari" as part of a New Year ritual at a Shinto shrine in Kyoto. "Kemari" was popular among Japanese noblemen in the ...

Pilgrimages have been part of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. The UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo is legendary among ...

In the wee hours of Wednesday, New Year's Day worshippers packed the grounds of Meiji Jingu, a major Shinto shrine in central Tokyo, praying that good luck will come their way in 2025. They began ...

The Lithuanian cardinal, elevated to the College of Cardinals in December 2024, presided over the ceremony at Rome’s preeminent Marian shrine, where the “Bell of the Lost” rang out across ...

Achievement) Every region in Genshin Impact has 10 Shrine of Depths on the land. These buildings are enclosed by a seal of the ancient civilization, waiting for someone to unseal it and unearth ...

Japan aims to bolster capabilities to defend and recapture remote islands, especially in its southwestern Nansei island chain ...

Japan's main opposition party, led by former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, has struggled to bolster its presence despite its breakthrough in the Oct 27 House of Representatives election, in which the ...

Shigeru Ishiba (L), head of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, shake hands in Tokyo on ...

Joseph “Seay” Camacho delivered a career-defining performance, defeating the former Pancrase Champion Satoru Enomoto in a thrilling showdown at Pancrase 351 in Tokyo, Japan, according to a ...

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