Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

“It looks like it will die,” Nishibori said of the cherry tree, “but it’s not going to die. The next spring, there will be ...

Dior staged a poetic show at Kyoto’s UNESCO-listed Toji Temple for Fall 2025, drawing on its longstanding connection to local ...

The highly anticipated Patch 8 for Baldur's Gate 3 has arrived for all platforms, and these patch notes prove Larian cooked ...

In Japan, there is usually one bonus for summer and one for winter, and the sums involved are often quite substantial. Now Nikkei (via Automaton) reports that Sony and Bandai Namco has decided to do ...

A previous version of this story carried the headline “Babies born in winter less likely to become obese adults, Japan study finds.” This has been corrected to reflect that the researchers ...

The spoon itself is a collector's item, crafted using techniques used in the construction of Japanese temples and shrines. To enjoy Byakuya at its best, Cellato recommends a ritual: let the ice ...

The iconic Japanese dolls range from a couple of inches to several feet in height, and there are thousands of them at the 1,300-year-old temple, located about an hour from downtown Osaka in Minoh ...

The artist who painted U.S. President Donald Trump in what he criticized as a "purposefully distorted" portrait has said his remarks have harmed her business. Colorado removed the official ...

A weeping cherry tree, which is said to be 600 years old, is blooming at a temple northwest of Tokyo. There are about 30 weeping trees at the Seiunji temple in the city of Chichibu, Saitama ...

This winter, some chose props — a chef’s hat, a plant, even a makeshift rowboat — to build metaphors and tell stories about teamwork, resilience, or pure joy, with irony and humor as delightful side ...