Long before wellness retreats and digital detoxes became a thing, travelers and locals in Japan sought renewal at Japan’s mystical power spots. These are specific geographical locations — ancient shrines, dramatic coastal stretches, mist-shrouded peaks — believed to radiate a palpable, rejuvenati...
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's real wages in September rose 2.2 percent from a year earlier, marking the ninth consecutive month of growth, government data
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kozo Tashima, honorary president of the Japan Football Association, said Thursday he intends to run for the FIFA presidency in the Ma
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index tumbled in early trading Friday and fell below the 60,000 line for the first time since May, tracking overnigh
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu will leave his role by the end of the year as the Asian Cup scheduled for early next year in Saudi Arab
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TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- Search and rescue workers found two bodies Thursday at one of Japanese firm Panasonic Holdings Corp.'s production facilities in nort
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is considering explicitly stating an exception to its long-standing non-nuclear principles in an updated secu
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HIROSHIMA -- Shimizudani Shrine in this western Japan city has received a new large "ema" votive plaque depicting Empress Jingu in a more peaceful sce
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nearly a century after his death, George Masa, a Japanese immigrant photographer who played a key role in establishing the U.S. most
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TOKYO -- The Agency for Cultural Affairs announced Nov. 5 that Japan's traditional art of calligraphy is expected to be added to UNESCO's Intangible C
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TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese video-game maker Nintendo reported Thursday an 11% improvement in its net profit in the first half of the fiscal year, although
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The United States, Japan, Australia and India began their joint Malabar naval exercise in waters off the Kanto region surrounding Tok
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Sony Group Corp. raised its net profit forecast Thursday for the year through March to 1.33 trillion yen ($8.4 billion) from 1.21 tri
