American tourist Steve Hayes was arrested on Wednesday ‘on suspicion of damaging property’ at the Meiji Jingu shrine ...

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An American arrested for defacing a sacred Tokyo shrine became the latest example of Japan's struggle to cope with ...

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A newly reconstituted board of directors at Southwest Airlines took shape this week, just as the airline quietly raises fees ...

A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a torii gate at a Tokyo shrine.

Steve Lee Hayes carved letters onto a pillar of a gate of a shrine in Shibuya and was arrested on suspicion of property ...

Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September quarter as consumer spending held up.

Now that summer has loosened its torrid grip, a trip to this outdoor museum in the western Tokyo suburbs is a perfect way to ...

The Japanese army's fleet of hybrid-helicopter aircraft have been cleared to resume operations after being grounded following ...