Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grand sumo champion Yokozuna Terunofuji performs the Shiranui-style entering ceremony for the new year's dedication at the Meiji ...

At Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine, it’s not unusual for visitors to catch a glimpse of a traditional wedding, the couple led in procession by Shinto priests under a large red umbrella. Located within the ...

A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing a wooden gate at a shrine in Tokyo, according to local police. Steve Lee Hayes has reportedly admitted to writing “his ...

Japan welcomed nearly 27 million visitors through September, a record pace, and their spending added 5.86 trillion yen ($37.5 billion) to the economy. But incidents of vandalism, public drunkenness, ...

There's a joke being passed around online, captioning photos and videos of tourists all over Japan: "Did I take advantage of the weak yen, or did the weak yen take advantage of me?" Japan's tourism ...

Nov. 14 (UPI) --Tokyo authorities arrested a 65-year-old U.S. tourist for allegedly defacing the gate of a local shrine. Police detained the suspect, identified as Steven Lee Hayes, at his hotel ...

Jan. 7 (UPI) --A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months after a U.S. man was arrested for desecrating it. Japanese ...

An American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a pillar of a gate to a shrine in Tokyo. Steve Lee Hayes, 65, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of property ...