The latest in Tokyo

Final appeal on Tokyo subway gas attack rejected

2011-11-21T05:30:34Z

Japan's top court on Monday rejected the final appeal against a death sentence meted out for the deadly 1995 nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway, leaving 13 members of the Aum Supreme Truth doomsday cult facing the gallows.

The supreme court threw out requests to spare the life of Seiichi Endo, the last of the cultists indicted...

The history of the Tenjin Festival in Tokyo

2010-11-29T15:59:44Z

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Dainichibo Temple and the self-mummified monks of Japan

2010-11-29T15:59:51Z

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The meaning of yarmulkes in Judaism

2010-11-04T14:35:12Z

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Mothra's Song

2010-11-02T19:14:52Z

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Nightmare Inspector: Gothic, Fairy Tale Tokyo

2010-11-02T17:20:20Z

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The Last War of Humanity, which side will win?

2010-11-02T23:55:31Z

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TAMAHOME 1992 - skilled martial artist

2010-11-02T18:57:16Z

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Tokyo subway attack of 1995

2010-11-02T15:08:07Z

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Tokyo marks 15th anniversary of subway gas attack

2010-03-20T03:30:16Z

Tokyo marks 15th anniversary of subway gas attack that killed 13, sickened 6,300

Tokyo subway workers observed a moment of silence Saturday to mark the 15th anniversary of a nerve gas attack by a religious cult, Japan's deadliest act of domestic terrorism.

About 20 employees at Kasumigaseki station in Tokyo's government district bowed their heads in silent prayer at 8 a.m., w...

Japanese monk gets down with the beat for Buddhism

2010-04-16T07:10:26Z

TOKYO (Reuters) - He raps. He chants. And this month, Japan's famed hip-hop loving monk, better known as MC Happiness, will tap dance on stage, in the name of Buddhism.

Kansho Tagai heads the 400-year-old Kyoouji Temple in central Tokyo, offering softly chanted prayers throughout the day amid traditional bell chimes and wafts of incen...

Rap and manga - new roads to Nirvana in Japan

2010-04-16T08:33:20Z

They rap sutras, use manga characters and serve beers -- some of Japan's Buddhist monks are turning to decidedly unorthodox means to boost the appeal of their ancient faith.

The new breed of holy men worry that Buddhism is slowly losing its shine as a generation raised in a consumer society turns its back on prayer and seeks solace in material rather than spiritual remedies.

Buddhism is still Japan's main religion, along with the anim...

China 'laments' death of Japanese painter Hirayama

2010-04-16T08:42:23Z

China on Thursday extended its condolences over the death of Ikuo Hirayama, a Japanese painter known for works on the Silk Road and Buddhism, saying he had helped foster friendship between the two nations.

"Mr Hirayama is an old friend of the Chinese people and has been devoted to China-Japan friendship, making great contribution to the frien...

Takuan Soho

2010-10-22T10:09:40Z

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Shoko Asahara

2010-10-22T09:06:57Z

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Japanese Orthodox church

2010-10-22T08:58:11Z

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Matchmaking gets divine touch at Japanese shrine

2010-04-16T11:27:22Z

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Rie Suzuki has exhausted most earthly means to find Mr. Right, so now she, and dozens of singles in Japan where marriage has recently gone out of fashion, are turning to the gods for help.

Forty-year-old Suzuki was one of 14 women and 14 men gathered on a rece...

Lamb of God Album Details Announced

2010-11-03T08:44:05Z

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Signs of the Times

2010-11-02T16:21:47Z

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Return of the Rascal

2010-10-26T13:26:57Z

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Japan New Year

2010-12-31T05:01:02Z

Women chat as they offer this year's last prayers at a temple in China town in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)

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Japan World Markets

2010-12-30T01:01:25Z

Traders on the Tokyo Stock Exchange react during the afternoon trading in Tokyo at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. Most Asian stock markets traded in narrow ranges Thursday as fewer investors participated in the market ahead of the New Year holiday while Japan's Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo, after their classes were canceled following a knife attack at the station Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. An unemployed Japanese man with a knife attacked students and other passengers waiting on two public buses outside the station Friday in a rampage that...

CORRECTION Japan Stabbings

2010-12-16T20:01:54Z

RETRANSMISSION WITHOUT REPETITIVE PART OF THE CAPTION AND ADD BACKGROUND - Police officers investigate the bus stop where a knife attack took place in Toride, Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo, Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. An unemployed Japanese man with a knife attacked grade school students aboard a bus Friday in a rampage that left 13 people injured, police said. Police arrested

Singapore Myanmar Lee

2010-12-15T00:32:05Z

FILE - In this May 20, 2010 file photo, Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew speaks during the 16th International Conference on The Future of Asia, organized by Japanese newspaper company Nikk...