A famous Buddhist temple in Thailand is facing fuel woes, which may force it to stop cremation services.The abbot of Wat ...

Paradoxically, Beijing wants to teach Buddhism to Tibet. In September 2025, a meeting was convened in Lhasa by Wang Junzheng, ...

We look at how Noma, the restaurant that revolutionized fine dining, became a byword for toxic kitchen culture.

I was recently given several books dealing with religion, and, instead of looking at questions of church union in current times, I turned first to Buddhism in the 19th century. Called Locations of ...

A cornerstone of Japanese culture, onsen runs the gamut—but these experiences take hot-spring soaks to a whole new level.

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Publisher Arc System Works and developer UnitePlus have opened the official website for River City Saga: Journey to the West, revealing the first information on the game’s story, systems, ...

I've chanted the Buddhist aspiration "May confusion dawn as wisdom" for many years. Now, I think I'm starting to understand ...

Flying into and out of Paro requires good visibility and weaving between mountain ranges, as well as a 180-degree hairpin turn in the valley.

Preah Vihear temple in Cambodia was largely unscathed for centuries because it’s so remote. Today it is an emblem of a border ...