A Shinto shrine in central Japan has put up a huge "hagoita" wooden paddle bearing a picture of a horse. The priests there hope the ornament will bring good luck to New Year's visitors. The horse is ...

The leaves of a heart-shaped ginkgo tree at the Iimori Fureai Hiroba community plaza's parking lot in the city of Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, have turned yellow. Many people are visiting to take ...

PARIS, Dec 2 - French oil major TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab and its partner Tree Energy Solutions will jointly develop synthetic methane with Japanese firms Osaka Gas, Toho Gas and Itochu ...

Will Daws, the joint managing director of Plum Pictures who was a key fixture in the U.K. television community and created shows with James May and George Clarke, died suddenly in London on Monday. He ...

Baumkuchen originated in Germany but has become a wildly popular sweet in Japan, where a prisoner of war on a small western island started making the treat that has thrived in its new homeland. Today, ...

Claire Foy and Rebecca Ferguson also feature in the starry cast for director Ben Gregor's adaptation of Enid Blyton's beloved children's novel. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau Chief Heading into day ...

Urban gardeners may believe that fruit trees require sprawling yards or a full orchard to grow well, but that's not always the case. For smaller homes that have compact gardens and less space for ...