Festival-goers in the western Japan prefecture of Tokushima are enjoying a springtime version of the major summer dance event, the Awa Odori. Tokushima city stages the dance around this time every ...

A Bon Pan Asian worker who tried to murder his boss with a meat cleaver after being sacked has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order. Annan Shi, aged 28, had only been working at the ...

Rest assured, Jon Bon Jovi is still livin' on a prayer, no matter what the internet says. Put the emphasis on “livin'.” A rumor of Bon Jovi's passing is making the rounds with faux headlines ...

This year the NEA awarded seven National Heritage Fellowships. Other awardees include a Haitian dancer and drummer in Queens, a Bon Odori folk dance teacher and choreographer in California, a ...

Jon Bon Jovi is still alive. Bon Jovi death rumors seem to pop up every few years or so. Rest assured, Jon Bon Jovi is still livin' on a prayer, no matter what the internet says. Put the emphasis ...

Each year, the temple celebrates different Japanese cultural events including Bon Odori, Hanamasuri and Sukiyaki dinner. Planting a beautiful, vivid red Sakura in front of the temple reflects the ...

the Kamogawa Odori is one of Kyoto’s most celebrated geisha dance performances. Set in Pontocho, a narrow street along the Kamo River known as one of Kyoto’s five hanamachi (geisha districts), this ...

One of the world’s most populous cities, Tokyo brings together many of the elements that make Japan so popular with travelers. Visit youthful Shibuya and upscale Ginza to experience the modern ...

Saturday afternoon in downtown Los Angeles: a long line of Bon Iver fans, thickly bearded, wait patiently for a show. There will be no music, however—at least none played by Justin Vernon ...