One of the oldest shrines in Japan has been seriously damaged in the devastating earthquake. The towering wooden entrance gate and hall of Aso Shrine in Kyushu, southern Japan, which has been a place ...

An American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a pillar of a gate to a shrine in Tokyo. Steve Lee Hayes, 65, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of property ...

Lots of sightseeing destinations in Japan come with some sort of qualifier. Akihabara should be on your itinerary if you like anime, for example, and you won’t want to miss the town of Hakone if ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A photo of the Meiji shrine (left) and a close-up of the markings etched onto one of its wooden pillars (AFP/Getty) A 65-year-old ...

A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a torii gate at a Tokyo shrine. The suspect, Steve Lee Hayes, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of ...