The roof of a Western-style church near the Ise Jingu shinto shrine in Mie Prefecture is adorned with "onigawara" ridge-end tiles, which often ･･･ ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, speaking at Saturday's opening ceremony for the Osaka expo, expressed his hope that ...

Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a naval captain ordered a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot who died slamming his ...

Takamori Saigo (1828-1877), the leader of the Satsuma Rebellion, launched an all-out assault on Kumamoto Castle that was ...