THE RAILWAY network in an affordable European capital is set to benefit from a huge multi-billion revamp. Billions will be ...

Kyoto has long been feeling the strain of overtourism, which not only places a burden on tourist sites but local residents, ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

Since time immemorial, cultures across the globe have shared a common desire: the simple wish for happiness and good fortune for themselves and their loved one ...

Anna Mary Njarackaveli, a 13-year-old girl from Cherthala in Alappuzha, has entered the India Book of Records as the youngest to perform taekwondo on Mount Kilimanjaro. According to the Mountain ...

Tourist spots near Japan's Mount Fuji are crowded with visitors from China and elsewhere ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays. Resorts on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of Japan's highest peak have ...

Lunar New Year is a festival beyond compare. Technically it’s a week—determined by the lunar calendar but always late January to mid-February—but for many, Chunjie (Spring Festival ...

Japan's beloved Mount Fuji isn't just a popular tourist spot, it's an active volcano that could paralyze wide areas with ash-fall if it erupts, including Tokyo. NHK World reports on how the ...

Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV will set up an inquiry into a scandal involving a celebrity TV host, after public pressure from an activist investor and a fall in share prices. The results of the ...

Rank-and-file grappler Atamifuji continued to be a thorn in the side of ozeki Hoshoryu on Thursday, handing the Mongolian star his first defeat of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament ... the other big ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype ...