One of the most famous temples in Japan, Byodo-in appears on on the 10 ... the Goddess of Mercy, a Buddhist symbol that's been around for more than 1,200 years. Its most famous feature is the ...

Nearly eight decades after Japan’s defeat in World War Two, Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine remains a potent symbol of its wartime legacy in East Asia and a flashpoint for regional tension. Here is ...

“With Ohtani, the kids think everything is possible,” Oebori said, wrapping up practice on Sunday on an all-dirt field set alongside a local Buddhist temple ... and flows in Japan, though ...

Solemn ceremony marking the occasion was held at the Buddhist "Temple of Pure Water" in the ancient capital of Japan, Kyoto. The hieroglyph "gold" was selected as the symbol of the year through a ...