The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world ...

President Donald Trump’s handpicked Commission of Fine Arts took a preliminary vote last week to advance the administration’s ...

It’s 6pm and the sight of a few Japanese women in layers of make-up and draped in exquisite kimonos suddenly transforms a crowd of tourists into a paparazzi-type mob trying to grab a picture. Their ...

A controversy in Fujisawa, Japan, has sparked debate after residents reportedly opposed plans for the city’s first mosque.

In the stillness of Kyoto’s Okazaki Shrine, one writer found a sense of peace surrounded by rabbit statues following her partner’s cancer diagnosis and a challenging IVF journey.

The new Capella Kyoto combines luxury, culture, fine dining and wellness in one gorgeous package in the heart of Japan's ...

Kyoto is a more traditional Japanese city, but it's not all temples and shrines. If you're looking to fill your days in Kyoto ...

Oshino Hakkai is an idyllic spot nestled in the Fuji Five Lakes region of Yamanashi Prefecture. Traditional thatched-roof ...

Take, for example, a new manhole lid that’s just been installed in front of Kobunoki Shrine in Ninohe City, Iwate Prefecture.

NEW DELHI, APR 6 (UNI):- Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh offers pooja and inaugurates the new base hospital of the Army Hospital Research and Referral, along with CDS Anil Chauhan, Navy Chief ...

A Japanese diver’s long-running interaction with a wild fish has drawn global attention, offering a rare, well-documented example of repeated recognition between a human and marine life over several ...

In Tateyama, Japan, diver Hiroyuki Arakawa shares a unique, decades-long connection with a wild fish named Yoriko. This ...