KYOTO--One stone statue of an enlightened Buddhist person here cradles a cat in its arms while another holds a book inscribed ...

As Christmas approaches, children in many parts of the world look forward to a visit from the potbellied Santa Claus, who ...

Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku and Kyushu -- and I recently realized that, save Fukushima Prefecture, I had never fully explored the six-prefecture Tohoku region in the ...

Tsherin Sherpa’s latest exhibition captures the spirit’s journey, bridging traditional Buddhist iconography with modern ...

Known for its unique connection to the Maneki-Neko (the inviting cat model), this Buddhist temple has become ... home to ...

Francis Xavier (1506-1552) was canonised in 1622. He had arrived in Goa in 1542 but travelled extensively in Southeast Asia — ...

Yoshitomo Nara is a renowned Japanese contemporary artist known for his "big-headed girls" with piercing eyes. His art combines elements of Japanese pop culture, anime, and punk rock, creating a ...

Tsunami-hit nations will next week commemorate the more than 220,000 people who died in the Boxing Day disaster two decades ...

How did a demure jazz-club owner become a global literary sensation and a perennial Nobel Prize contender? Behind the unlikely rise of Japan’s greatest contemporary writer.

As a penance, he is tasked with accompanying the young Prince Tripitaka (Masako Natsume) on a dangerous journey from China to India to re-capture some important Buddhist scriptures. The duo are ...

For something more contemporary, head to the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, which showcases some of the most exciting ...

From wisdom to serving as gatekeepers of the underworld, many people believe that owls hold special spiritual significance.