A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months after a U.S. man was arrested for desecrating it. Japanese grand sumo ...

The Japanese island of Hashima was closed in 1974 and fell into disrepair, but since the 2000s, it has been reborn as a ...

Japan, a country of rich tradition and cutting-edge modernity, is home to some of the most populous cities in the world. From the industrious metropolis of Tokyo to the cultural heritage of Kyoto, the ...

Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, in particular, welcomes a huge wave of worshippers each year from ... Although parties and countdown events aren't as popular in Japan as in Western countries (think of New Year ...

The calendar new year is one of the biggest holidays in Japan, with a large number of people visiting shrines across the country to toss coins in exchange for making wishes. For many this year, the ...

Japan's Sumo Grand Champion, Terunofuji, performed an annual sumo ritual which marks the start of the sumo wrestling season The Mongolian-born wrestler performed the 'ring purification' at the ...