Ryo Yoshizawa — who one fashion magazine said has "national treasure-class handsomeness" — is one of Japan's most popular ...

a metal artist designated as a living national treasure, to coincide with the renovation. Statues of lion and “komainu” (lion dog) from the Kamakura Period (1185-1333), which are usually ...

In 2014, he was designated a Living National Treasure, the third rakugo performer ... Since then, he had been putting on a solo show across Japan. His last performance was on Oct.

Wagyu is highly marbled beef that comes from Japanese cattle. Wagyu is Japanese for “Japanese beef.” Designated by Japan to ...

Convenience stores are a part of Japan’s culture, meaning that the foreign buyout offer from Canadian Owner of Circle K for 7-Eleven, the largest chain, could be a hard sell there. Seven & i ...

In order to encourage these efforts, since 1964 the national government has been providing those holding individual recognition status (so-called "Living National Treasures") with a special subsidy ...

Northern Japan's Golden Hall of Chusonji Temple is a National Treasure, constructed nine centuries ago. Come explore its mysteries through an ultra-high-definition digital replica.

Japan's unofficial national religion, Shinto, places huge importance on ritual to maintain a connection with the past and with spirits which intervene in human lives. Getty Images The treasures ...

The local bank is one of the businesses which has bought the bags Japan's famed Nara deer have been considered national treasures for decades - but some of the tourists who flock to see them leave ...