Collecting free stamps in Japan was honestly one of our favorite things to do. For those that aren’t familiar, businesses in Japan offer visitors the opportunity to use a customized rubber stamp ...
and they picked up a stamp with autumn leaves. “I never think I visit religious sites,” Takeda says. “But I now pray for my grandson’s health.” Japan’s unique relationship to faith is ...
People in Japan typically stamp important documents with their hanko/inkan – their personal seal – instead of signing them! Although Japan is famously recognized as one of the most technologically ...
He bought along his “goshuincho” book to collect “goshuin” seal stamps. When he visited Shipporyuji ... Koken, in fluent Japanese. The retiree was impressed, wondering how much practice ...
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) viewed during sea-trials off the coast of Southern California, Nov. 6, 2024. Credit: U.S. Marine ...
The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday he had applied for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan including supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada ...
As 2024 nears its end and we look back on the year in entertainment, it was clearly one when Japan-related works loomed large on the global market. It is a diverse group of works. Some were made ...