A same-sex couple in Japan whose 2-year-old daughter can't obtain Japanese citizenship even though she was born in the ...

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Shinji Aoba is seen in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward in this May 27, 2020, file photo. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A man convicted of the 2019 fatal arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co ...

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From March 2026, Kyoto will hike its lodging tax from ¥1,000 to ¥10,000 for luxury rooms costing ¥100,000 or more per night. It will be ¥400 or less for rooms costing less than ¥20,000.

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Mugen Train’ blends Buddhist impermanence, Shinto philosophy and samurai ethics into a lesson on courage and suffering.

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the Higashiyama Ward to Kyoto’s east has emerged as a high-end hotel hot spot. The new openings have transformed a district known for its old-school, shop-lined walking streets, and historic ...