Some of the tattoos that the artists inked for free were simple human patterns. If somebody got many tattoos made, the ...

At least four people were killed and three others remained missing in two separate boat accidents on Monday in Australia and Japan. Two men were killed and a woman was hospitalized after a boat ...

Large traditional kites are on display at the Japanese garden in Showa Kinen Park, which spans Tachikawa and Akishima cities in Tokyo, to help visitors enjoy the spirit of the New Year. These kites ...

A traditional New Year's event to ward off evil has been held in the city of Wajima in central Japan for the first time in two years. The city was hit hard by the massive Noto Peninsula earthquake ...

Last year, the number of Japanese who got married dipped below half a million for the first time in 90 years. Hertog stressed the strong influence traditional attitudes continue to have on the ...

The ADU, which cost about $375,000, is uncluttered, with open beams exposing redwood planks and walls lined with juraku plaster, a traditional Japanese wall finish made of clay, sand, straw and water.

Traditional New Year's dishes from around the world carry symbolic meanings, from Southern USA's Hoppin' John to Japan's Osechi Ryori, each representing hope, prosperity, health, and happiness for ...

In October, the princess visited Ishikawa Prefecture as president of the Japan Kogei Association, which promotes traditional Japanese crafts, and inspected the 71st Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition ...

The Miyawaki Forest Technique, invented by Japanese botanist and plant ecology expert Professor Akira Miyawaki in the 1970s, is the inspiration for micro-forests worldwide. These diverse ...

In October, the princess visited Ishikawa Prefecture as president of the Japan Kogei Association, which promotes traditional Japanese crafts, and inspected the 71st Japan Traditional Kogei ...