Japanese panda fans have seen their beloved pandas return to China over the past decades, but bidding farewell to beloved ...

Canoes are one of the best ways to get kids active in the outdoors, so in this episode of Paddling with Kids, Ken Whiting offers some tips for canoeing with kids to keep your trips fun and safe. For ...

Step aside Military Sleep Method, there’s a new mediation technique I rely on to fall asleep fast and sleep through the night ...

NARA, Japan — President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met for a summit in Nara prefecture Tuesday, reaffirming bilateral cooperation as the two countries mark 60 years since ...

Dozens of worshipers took a deep breath and a brave plunge into icy waters at a Tokyo shrine Sunday, keeping afloat a New Year tradition to purify the soul and pray for good health. The cold endurance ...

LEOMINSTER — Young gardeners, ages 8-14, are invited to explore the art of Kokedama, a traditional Japanese planting style, at a hands-on workshop beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17, at the ...

Ancient Egyptians and Etruscans pioneered orthodontics, using delicate gold wires and catgut to straighten teeth. It’s a tale that has appeared in dentistry textbooks for decades, portraying our ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Pete Hegseth, the current defense secretary, has stressed what he calls the “warrior ethos,” while other Americans seem to have embraced a renewed interest in “warrior culture.” ...

Japan is a destination that reveals itself in tiny meditations. You see it in the graceful whisks of powdered matcha at a tea ceremony. Though the reverent bows while entering a forest shrine. And in ...

A Japanese-led research team announced that it has conducted the first successful DNA analysis of Naumann’s elephant, an extinct species which once roamed Japan. Naumann’s elephant belongs to ...

A member of a kemari preservation association kicks a kemari ball at Shimogamo Shrine in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, on Sunday. The Yomiuri Shimbun 12:29 JST, January 5, 2026 An annual New Year’s event ...