Japanese monks competed based on their inner beauty at a funeral expo to compete in the second annual "Most Handsome Monk Contest" on Monday (August 22). Spectators voted for the monk who was the most ...

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TOKYO, Japan (NBC News) - Nippon TV has learned that authorities in Western Tokyo have taken teenagers who were residing at a temple into protective care after reports of possible abuse. A young man ...

Peeled persimmons are hung to dry in the sun outside a farmhouse on the Kunisaki Peninsula. The trees were introduced to Japan from China many centuries ago. ( Suzanne Morphet - Special Contributor ) ...

Tokyo, Oct 21 (EFE).Tokyo, Oct 21 (EFE). — A 41yearold Japanese Buddhist monk on Wednesday successfully concluded “doiri,” an extremely difficult ritual that involves giving up food, drink and sleep ...