The old Buddhist Church in downtown Bakersfield began serving Kern County’s Japanese community after it was built in 1911.

Lack of institutional sympathy over the centuries, especially at the elite level, may explain why it entered the modern era with relatively little gas in the tank.

A group of researchers in Japan has unveiled to the media a humanoid robot that can offer advice based on Buddhist teachings.

A fire broke out early Friday at a Buddhist temple in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi, killing five people, local ...

Japanese philosopher Masao Abe's quote, 'Emptiness is I,' redefines the self in Zen Buddhism. It signifies that our identity ...

Passengers will be able to explore pilgrimage routes, Shingon Buddhist temples and the largest cemetery in Japan. View on ...

Police said the victims are believed to have been living at the two-story wooden temple in Shimonoseki, located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, ...

Nepal, Feb. 23 -- More than a century-old sociocultural affinity exists between Nepal and Japan, which formally evolved into bilateral diplomatic ties in 1956. As the two countries mark seven decades ...

Travel experts at Iglu Cruise have researched the top tourist destinations to visit in Japan for 2026 and beyond.

After graffiti showing hate symbols was spray-painted on an exterior wall of the Buddhist Church of Thursday night,’s community responds in kind.

KITAKYUSHU -- Hesaki Lighthouse in this southwestern Japan city's Moji Ward was first lit in 1872, but its origin dates back ...

Across religion, hospitality and the arts, the country’s oldest institutions show how craft and continuity can endure.