An American tourist’s confusion over a missing bed in her Japanese hotel room has ignited both mockery and sympathy online.

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ON Oct. 21, 2025, Ambassador Endo Kazuya and Madame Endo Akiko warmly received a courtesy call from Miss International Philippines Myrna Esguerra at the ambassador’s residence in Makati City.

For 20 years, the Japanese Film Festival has illuminated Istanbul’s screens, weaving a cinematic bridge between Japan and ...

A Shinto priest from Austria talks about the origins of his spiritual journey and how he spends his days at a 355-year-old ...

In the mid-19th century, Japan was relatively isolated from the Western world. Most Americans knew almost nothing about the ...

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Organic Traditions marks 25 years with a new visual identity, strategic leadership, and a vision for the future of Canada’s ...

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The government is moving to expand its Important Intangible Cultural Properties system to include “lifestyle culture” ...

Celebrate Halloween. From Salem’s haunted history to Tokyo’s colorful parades, Disneyland Paris’s magical festivities and ...