The former head priest began providing care for abandoned cats, and today, the temple is visited by many cat lovers from near and far. Among the visitors was a man who comes to get away from the ...

Located off the coast of Ehime Prefecture in Shikoku, you'll find Aoshima, one of Japan's famous dozen or so "cat islands ... like the Wakamiya Shrine and the small Aoshima Buddhist Temple ...

Nearly eight decades after Japan’s defeat in World War Two, Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine remains a potent symbol of its wartime legacy in East Asia and a flashpoint for regional tension. Here is ...

A cat named Miracle in Japan survived for a month in an abandoned flat, relying on toilet water and leftover scraps. Discovered in critical condition, it was rescued and is now under the care of ...

Japan has over 14,000 islands and their inhabitants keep each unique local culture alive. Kobi Island has just 13 residents; we met four lively women who pray at the local shrine's sacred boulder.

TOKYO, December 3. /TASS/. A Siberian cat called Mir (Russian for "peace"), which Russian President Vladimir Putin gave to the governor of Japan's northern Akita Prefecture Norihisa Satake in 2012 ...