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With a fast-growing state, UDOT and UTA are keeping their eyes on future projects to adjust for the changes.While officials are researching where changes are mo Car crashes through convenience store ...

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The Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on Jan. 30 renewed a safety advisory recommending that Chinese nationals reconsider travel to Japan following a major street cash robbery in the capital.

Explore top hotels in Kyoto like Six Senses and Banyan Tree to witness sakura season with scenic views and unbeatable ...

CHITA, Aichi -- The production of "fukumasu," or lucky boxes used to throw beans during the traditional Setsubun ritual, is in full swing at Daichi-in temple in this central Japan city. Some 2,000 ...

President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited an ancient Japanese temple in Nara on Wednesday, in a rare joint sightseeing trip that highlighted deep-rooted cultural ...

The Mikami Shrine, the only shrine dedicated to hair, honours Fujiwara Unemenosuke Masayuki, who is believed to be the first hairdresser in Japan (Screengrabs ...

A senior Japanese official’s suggestion that Japan should possess nuclear weapons has reignited debate over whether the country could—or would—break with a decades-old taboo in response to an ...

Konkai Komyo-ji Temple is an unmissable treasure in Kyoto. It is most famous for the sparkling Shiun Garden, also known as the Purple Cloud Garden. The name derives from the legend about Honen Shonin, ...

A record defence budget and an expanding missile and drone programme mark a decisive shift for Japan, as it clears path to become the world’s third-largest military spender. Japan’s Cabinet on Friday ...