While Spain's headline trail now attracts up to half a million pilgrims a year, its twin is often uncrowded and offers a ...

The IIT-Bombay graduate, Sanket Parekh, left a lucrative job in the US to lead a life as a Jain monk. Parekh has embarked on a quest for spiritual enlightenment. He underwent two years of rigorous ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Thursday ...

This acclaimed documentary follows the lives of a group of Little Warrior Monks who live in the famous Shaolin Temple and practice the highest form of martial arts known to man The kids range in ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.

TOKYO – Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan in 2024, figures showed on ... clad geisha performers and increasingly crowded Buddhist temples. Locals have complained of disrespectful ...

President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, vowed Tuesday to foster a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon, portraying himself as a “change agent” during a testy Senate ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Workers in southwestern Japan on Tuesday worked to clear a road blocked by a small landslide and repair ...

Jajpur: More than 1,500 Buddhist monks and followers have congregated at Uadaygiri and Ratnagiri in Odisha’s Jajpur district to pay for world peace. The Buddhist monks from 17 countries have turned up ...