“Since then, Qatar has provided a stable supply of gas and helped Japan with additional supplies when Japan was in difficulty after the Great East Earthquake in 2011. We have a half-century ...

KYOTO—Kanbe Juzu Ten, a long-established manufacturer and wholesaler of Buddhist prayer beads in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, has begun offering “genderless beads” that can be used by both men and women. At ...

He prostrates himself before the altar before breaking into a haunting ... deep time—in Akita prefecture, in Japan's Tohoku region. But Dairyuji is also the vibrant temple-home of the 38th ...

the perceived unreality of this transient dreamlike soap-bubble world in which we are born to no purpose and die for no reason — took Buddhist vows, shaved their heads, donned drab monkish or ...

Japan has continued to confront soaring temperatures, registering the hottest year on record in 2024, as extreme heatwaves fuelled by climate change engulfed many parts of the globe. Agriculture ...

Oil refiners in India — eager to keep importing cheap crude from Russia — are working with merchants, shippers and other middlemen to rebuild supply chains as tougher U.S. sanctions come into ...