The Chilean gymnast apologised after a video of the stunt elicited widespread condemnation from Japanese social media users.
The woman has since deleted the post, saying she did not realize that she was in a sacred place and acted without thinking.
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TOKYO: Generations of the nation’s top scholars and leaders have passed through it on their way to building an advanced ...
An Assassin's Creed Shadows figure has been scrapped due to the torii it uses resembling the one bombed in Nagasaki during ...
In the first half of fiscal 2024, Japan recorded a nearly 4.3 trillion yen ($29 billion) trade surplus with the United States ...
While many on Chinese social media mourned the killing of the Japanese schoolboy, a few cyber-nationalists struck a very ...
A premium Assassin's Creed Shadows collectible gets pulled from sale, with its designer and manufacturer issuing an apology ...
An Assassin’s Creed Shadows figure is being pulled from sale, following mass criticism over its “insensitive” design.
The ministry will support the installation of manually operated gates and fences at crossings that do not have alarms or ...
F rom gold-clad temples and the refined performance of geishas to giant Buddhas, neon-drenched skylines, Shinto shrines and Shinkansen bullet trains, Japan is a dazzling mix of ancient and modern.