The wild tale told in court had never been corroborated. Then, thousands of kilometres away and almost two centuries later, ...

Staying in a ryokan is one of travel’s great pleasures; one of its great privileges. So why are foreign guests now demanding ...

HUSHED up affairs, brutal sex bans and a box of unlikely tricks that leave lovers dazzled in the bedroom – romance in the ...

Chef Yuji Haraguchi, owner of OKONOMI // YUJI Ramen in New York, returns to Epicurious to make a traditional Japanese breakfast, preparing dishes that are a world away from what a Westerner might ...

In the last few years, the standard for every-day physical fitness has been the 10,000 steps a day rule. It's a simple, easy-to-measure, and popularly promoted measure of what it means to be healthy.

Are you struggling to complete 10,00 steps a day? You are not alone. Many people start the day motivated but find it challenging to meet their step goal by the end of the day. Instead of aiming for ...

Non-traditional indexes can provide investors with an expanded set of investment opportunities -- but they can also create additional complexities and risks. Funds that track market indexes have ...

Geta are a kind of traditional Japanese wooden footwear with a fabric thong that passes between the big and second toes. They commonly have two slats underneath known as ha or “teeth” that raise the ...

Tokyo [Japan]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was presented with a Daruma doll, a traditional Japanese doll symbolising good luck, by the Chief Priest of Shorinzan Daruma-Ji Temple in Tokyo. A Daruma ...

Plans are underway to establish an Educational Endowment Fund in Sunyani to support brilliant and needy students within the Sunyani Traditional Area. The Omanhene of Sunyani, Ɔdɛɛfoɔ Ɔgyeamansan ...

TOKYO: Traditional Japanese folding fans will serve as the design inspiration for facilities in the redevelopment of the former Tsukiji Market site in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, according to plans unveiled ...