It is feared that the death tool will be high after a 7.7 quake struck the country, already devastated by four years of civil ...

Last spring, the Japan National Tourism Organization reported back-to-back months with more than 3 million inbound visitors, ...

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At least 27 people have died in what have grown into the largest wildfires in South Korea's history. Most of those who have ...

In February 2013, the Moderna Museet, Stockholm’s national museum of modern art, opened a blockbuster show, “Hilma af Klint: ...

Taiwan’s happiness formula finds unique expression in our integration of traditional values with modern aspirations. Unlike societies that have rejected tradition for modernity, or those rigidly ...

This week I decided to take a crack at what I think are the 10 most misunderstood – or at least misinterpreted – songs ever. Now, this is coming from someone who believes once a song – like a poem, ...

Although many things to do in Hiroshima revolve around the devasting boming during WWII history, this is a city on the rise.

A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to full ordination as a monastic.

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The President of All India Muslim Jamaat, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi, has criticised Bollywood actor Salman Khan for ...