A special event to mark the release of the book Professor Gunapala Malalasekera: A Photographic Portrait, compiled by Ven.

Flying to Okinawa is a long journey from New York ... After walking for a while, building our appetite back up, we tried tokoroten made with seaweed and black sugar syrup before heading to the ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A Japanese motorcyclist was killed early New Year’s Day in a two-vehicle collision involving a U.S. Marine, according to Japanese police. The 22-year-old Marine from ...

It's that time again. For many of us, the end of December is when we take stock — of our accomplishments, our blessings, our losses, our pants that stopped fitting comfortably somewhere after the last ...

A man with severe burns was found dead in a bedroom Thursday at a Buddhist temple in Lake Ridge. Officers were called to the Watt Buddhacheya Mongkol temple at 3905 Old Bridge Road at 12:30 p.m ...

Thousands of protesters in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa have demanded that the US military give an apology and compensation to the victim in a sexual assault case one year ago.

In the proportional sector vote, the party’s vote fell by more than five million (from 19.9 million in 2021 to 14.5 million in 2024). Its long-term coalition partner, the neo-Buddhist Komeito, ...

Buddhism originated in the life, teaching, and personality of a remarkable Indian sage, Siddhartha Gautama, the son of a petty king whose capital was at Kapilavasta in northern India. The life ...

NAHA, Okinawa — A U.S. airman convicted on Dec. 13 in Japanese court of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl last year on Okinawa has appealed the verdict. Senior Airman Brennon Washington ...

Blackstone Inc. has bought a Ritz-Carlton resort in Okinawa and is purchasing another hotel on the Japanese island in a deal worth about ¥20 billion ($130 million), according to people with ...

Shojin ryori is a traditional Japanese cuisine originating from Buddhist temples that focuses on vegetarian and plant-based dishes ... This concept is especially popular in Okinawa, where the island’s ...