1️⃣ Disaster imminent? A Japanese comic book warns of a “real catastrophe.” A psychic predicts mass destruction. A feng shui master urges people to stay away. This might sound like the ...

TOKYO – A government survey of internet use has found that among those who had encountered misinformation or disinformation online, nearly half had trusted such information and about a quarter had ...

Amateur sumo wrestlers hold babies during Nakizumo or a baby-crying sumo contest, where two wrestlers hold a baby each and a referee makes faces and loud noises to make them cry and determine the ...

Sensoji, Tokyo’s oldest temple, is a dramatic complex, its large entry gates flanked by two fierce guardians, representing thunder and wind, and a 3.9-metre-tall vermilion lantern – Japan’s ...

Her reply? ‘No mo.’ Gene Kaneshiro said, “While visiting the Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, we spotted two young guys munching on some taiyaki snack, so in passing, I said, ‘Howzit.

Visitors walk along Nakamise-dori street as they visit Sensoji temple at Asakusa district, a popular sightseeing spot in Tokyo, Japan March 10, 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato UPDATED Mar 20, 2025, 05:12 PM ...

TOKYO -- Global shipments of digital cameras grew for the first time in seven years in 2024, with demand buoyed by China's Generation Z users who are not satisfied with smartphone cameras for ...

A rickshaw carrying a tourist drives down the street in front of Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo on Jan 14, 2025. [Photo/VCG] Japan welcomed a record-breaking 36.87 million inbound visitors in ...

And if you want to be like your IG mutuals and post photos at some of the most famous Japanese like the Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo Disneyland, and the Sensoji Temple, then you need to schedule and book ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — From Sydney to Mumbai to Nairobi, communities around the world began welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. Auckland became the ...

A man hits the bell at the Bentendo hall of Sensoji Buddhist temple as participating in a bell-ringing ritual called “Joya no Kane” on New Year’s Day.Credit: AP In South Korea, celebrations ...