Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided not to visit the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, a site that has long been a source of diplomatic friction with Japan's neighbors, during its spring festival next ...

This photo taken at a police station in Kobe on April 2, 2025, shows a handgun and three bullets allegedly brought into Japan by an American national. (Kyodo) KOBE (Kyodo) -- An American man was ...

The agency reported spotting six cherry blossom buds on the verge of blooming at Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo's official sakura sample tree – an iconic marker signalling the start of the season.

Tourists and Japanese locals marvelled at Tokyo's cherry trees on Monday at the peak of the annual blossom season that traditionally represents fresh starts but also life's fleeting impermanence ...

The full bloom of the Somei-Yoshino tree at Yasukuni Shrine in the Japanese capital's Chiyoda Ward came five days earlier than last year and one day earlier than usual years. The agency judges ...

Among all chests, the Luxurious Chest in the Shrine of Depths offers the highest amount of Primogems, along with other useful loot like Hero's Wit and Character Talent level-up materials.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) confirmed the first blooming of a cherry blossom on Monday, when the specimen tree of the Somei Yoshino at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine had more than five blossoms ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) confirmed the first blooming of a cherry blossom on Monday, when the specimen tree of the Somei Yoshino at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine had more than five blossoms ...

A popular tourist attraction in Co Sligo that hosted Ireland's largest sanctuary for raptors and owls has closed due to unforeseen circumstances. 'Eagles Flying - The Irish Raptor Research Centre ...

Heartbreaking footage has emerged of monks in Myanmar walking around the rumble of religious shrines devastated by an earthquake. Clips show holy men in the capital city of Naypyitaw peering into ...

Every region in Genshin Impact has 10 Shrine of Depths on the land. These buildings are enclosed by a seal of the ancient civilization, waiting for someone to unseal it and unearth the legacy left ...

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