In Otaru, a quaint city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan, bouncers were deployed this week to prevent gatherings at tourist attraction Funami-za. This steep street offers an ...

A small and picturesque port city in Japan has hired security guards to police selfie-taking tourists. Known for its pretty canal lined with well-preserved 19th and 20th-century warehouses, Otaru is ...

Hamas says it will delay the release of more hostages, putting Gaza ceasefire at risk ...

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Mountain monk's quest to restore glory of sacred peak Mt. Hiko in Kyushu was once a major center for Japan's Shugendo religion. Its significance has faded in the modern era but one devotee has ...

The Palisades fire has burned almost 24,000 acres through the Pacific Palisades and into the Santa Monica Mountains. The burn area covers several popular hiking spots, including Temescal Canyon ...

Giant tengu (goblin) masks, karasu tengu (crow goblins), yamabushi (mountain priests), and lucky men and women march through the shopping district, tossing beans. The massive tengu mask float, ...

Both blissful and demanding, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders is one of the most beautiful skiing games on PC. PC Gamer's got your back Our experienced team dedicates many hours to every review ...

“It is a continental-size lake stored in the rocks at the top of the mountains, like a big water tower,” UO’s Leif Karlstrom, a co-author of the study, said in a press statement. “That ...

Etajima, Japan - January 17, 2025 Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a mountain fire near a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force shooting range in Etajima in the western Japan prefecture ...

WASHINGTON: Tech billionaires including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos were given prime positions at Donald Trump's inauguration Monday (Jan 20), in an unprecedented demonstration of ...

The newly mapped aquifer lies beneath volcanic rocks at the crest of the central Cascades, acting like a giant, continental-sized lake stored in the mountains. “It is a continental-size lake stored in ...