Kyoto, Japan News Archives

In the hushed, private tatami rooms of a gracious, old wooden building in Japan's cultural capital of Kyoto lies an exclusive and arcane world of elite gastronomy: kaiseki ryori , or Japanese haute cuisine.

Brandname Japanese technology companies, including Nintendo, reported dismal earnings Thursday with Sharp emerging an exception in doubling profits on brisk sales of flat-panel TVs in China, Japan and the U.S. Nintendo's first-half profit plunged as sales of its blockbuster Wii home console lost momentum in a saturated market.

Nintendo 's first-half profit plunged as sales of its hit Wii home console fizzled, forcing the maker of Super Mario and Pokemon games to forecast annual earnings would fall for the first time in six years.

Stopping into the Misawa bookstore for a fun book to read as I prepared to travel for another 10 days, I spotted T.C. Boyle's newest book, The Women.

An exhibition of photographs taken by diplomats and their families in Japan will open Tuesday in Tokyo, showcasing works imbued with the Japanese concepts of wabi and sabi .

Kyoto is my favourite Japanese city because it's all about tradition, gardens and food.

Seventeen World Heritage Sites are sprinkled throughout the city. Many other sites not recognized by the UN are equally stunning.

Just across the main gate to Ritsumeikan University, a bit down the road from the Golden Pavilion , is one of the oddest buildings in Kyoto.

What the internet is for: this video of a beautiful LEGO recreation of Kinkaku-ji , a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan constructed in the 14th century.

Global economic ups and downs aside, new accommodations options, ranging from traditional-style ryokan inns to chic, five-star outposts of global chains, are set to open in Japan -- the world's second-largest economy and thus one of Asia's leading travel hubs, for both business and pleasure -- now through the end of 2010.

Jidai Matsuri at Heian Jingu Shrine is known as one of the three greatest festivals in Kyoto alongside Gion Matsuri and Aoi Matsuri .

From the Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology , Kyoto Women's University, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan; Departments of Health Science and Medical Statistics , Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu City, Shiga, Japan; Department of Preventive Cardiology , National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan; Department of Geriatric Medicine , John ...

Rice, sushi and tempura may be as familiar as bread and milk to Aussie travellers these days.

A group of chefs from Kyoto pose with a Michelin mascot during the presentation of the "2010 Michelin Guide: Kyoto and Osaka" on Oct.

The International Union of Railways , the United Nations Environment Programme and the global conservation organization WWF today launched the symbolic one-month and nearly 9,000 kilometer-long train journey from Kyoto to Copenhagen to document the impacts of climate change and raise awareness of low-carbon transport solutions.

A Group of 24 Japanese language students and a graduate of Universiti Brunei Darussalam set off for Japan yesterday to take part in a programme in which they will get the opportunity to form new friendships with their Japanese counterparts and learn about their culture.

The World Monuments Fund earlier this month announced Kyoto's traditional town houses, called "machiya," were added to 92 other sites that are at risk of disappearing in 47 countries.

If one travelled to Japan simply to eat, ignoring all the wonderful heritage sights, it would be shame, but perfectly understandable.

Upstart government brings fresh priorities to science. David Cyranoski Deputy prime minister Naoto Kan has laid out a plan to cut back on Japan's big-science funding.

Scientists in Japan said they have uncovered evidence that shows it may be possible to delay or prevent heart failure in humans.

The 18th typhoon of the Northwest Pacific season is affecting southern parts of Japan with heavy rain and strong winds.

Montreal's award-winning children's publisher, The Secret Mountain, is proud to announce the release of Sunday in Kyoto, featuring new songs by Gilles Vigneault, and illustrations Stephane Jorisch.

Kyoto University will start providing food permissible under Islamic law at the school's cafeteria to meet the needs of the increasing number of Muslim students on campus.

Even in the Gion district of Kyoto, spotting a maiko is a rare treat for tourists and Japanese people alike.

Traditional wooden town houses in Kyoto have been included in a list of endangered cultural heritage sites released Wednesday by the World Monuments Fund, a New York-based private organization.

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While I was sightseeing somehow this Song kept on coming to my mind all the time and I could not get rid of it from my mind since it is a very serene song and fitted very well with the atmosphere surrounding Golden Pavillion Temple in Kyoto, Japan and this is the reason I have attached my Flute Tune with this Travelogue.

A trading firm president who was convicted of violating the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law for attempting to export large tanker trucks and other items to North Korea received an e-mail from overseas asking him to send to North Korea in late April reagents used to examine effects of radiation on the human body, The Yomiuri Shimbun has ...

The Kyoto Gion festival's Yamahoko float ceremony, pictured, an indigenous Ainu dance from Hokkaido and 11 other recommendations from Japan were added to the UNESCO list of intangible heritage treasures in a meeting here Wednesday.

Hip hop. Fashion. Zen cafe. Animation. Who could have thought that these pop culture staples would come to be associated with a religion known for its centuries-old traditions advocating a strict life of self-denial? Yet Buddhist priests in Japan are riding on life's fleeting pleasures to bring believers back and even attract young people into the ...

For men with type 2 diabetes, a cell type linked to allergic inflammation is closely linked to a key indicator of diabetic kidney disease , suggests a study in the November Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology .