Japan’s ancient and sacred Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail, a UNESCO World Heritage route with 1,200 years of history.

He turns 59 in February, and the globe’s oldest professional soccer player has a new club as he gets set for his 41st season.

New insights from archaeology, genetics and early inscriptions are helping to uncover the story of Celtic languages in ...

This video explains the origins of Japanese mythology through the stories of its main gods, including Izanagi, Izanami, ...

Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn’t miss in a bustling city that is best discovered at a leisurely pace. Credit...via Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum; via Nihon Mingeikan; via Tokyo ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. High in the mountains of the Ecuadorian Andes, a ...

Shinto is Japan’s indigenous spirituality—centered on nature, ritual, and reverence for unseen forces called kami. It’s not a religion of belief, but of connection to place, tradition, and harmony.

Sony has announced a Japanese-language only PlayStation 5 Digital Edition just for Japan. Revealed during its State of Play Japan broadcast, the cheaper 825GB PS5 Digital Edition costs 55,000 yen ...

KYOTO, Japan, Nov 11 (Reuters) - An immersive art space in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto is offering a novel experience to visitors from around the world, aiming to dissolve the boundary ...

After more than three decades away, the ancient sport of sumo made a triumphant return to London’s Royal Albert Hall, filling the sold-out venue with the sound of stomps, shouts and centuries of ...