Men hold up burning torches during a traditional festival dating back about 1,400 years at Kamikura shrine in Shingu in the ...

According to Japanese mythology, the thrashing of a giant subterranean catfish causes the earthquakes that wreak havoc on the ...

MIYAZAKI (Kyodo) -- At least 176 cases of physical assault, sexual harassment and other forms of misconduct were reported in workplaces at fire departments and stations across Japan in fiscal 2023 ...

Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back ...

A massive fire erupted in a commercial building near the famous Tsutenkaku Tower, a popular tourist landmark in Osaka in western Japan, according to media reports on Tuesday. The fire erupted on ...

At the start of the new year, nuclear chemists Hiromitsu Haba and Kouji Morimoto slide precisely 119 Japanese yen into the collection box at their local shrine ... and can now fire more than ...

The Supreme Court is pictured in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. (Mainichi/Kazuo Motohashi) TOKYO -- The Supreme Court on Jan. 17 dismissed a bereaved family's lawsuit demanding compensation in connection ...