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Kyoto is renowned for its unique geisha culture, and no visit to this vibrant city is complete without a visit to a ...
KYOTO -- Audiences were treated to a final rehearsal for the annual month-long "Miyako Odori" dance performance by geisha and "maiko" apprentices in this west Japan city on March 31. The "ozarae ...
(Mainichi/Hideyuki Yamada) MORIOKA -- The head of a local geisha supporters' group in this northeastern Japan city has sparked controversy by saying, "After all, it's men who call for geisha.
When René Redzepi, founder of Noma (voted best restaurant in the world five times), announced in October 2022 that he was bringing his famous restaurant to Kyoto, it came as a complete surprise.
And Netflix’s “Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror” 1 hour, 24-minute documentary chronicles the day of the bombing, featuring interviews with people on site and law enforcement officers ...
The city assembly of Kyoto passed an ordinance by a majority vote Tuesday to raise its maximum accommodation tax to ¥10,000 ($66) per guest per night. The amount will be the highest among areas ...
Digital details revealed in a new documentary corroborate passenger accounts about the last hours — and seconds — of the RMS Titanic, which sank 113 years ago. The makers of “Titanic ...
Rosie O’Donnell is bringing attention to the transformative role that service dogs can play for young people with disabilities in a new documentary. The film “Unleashing Hope: The Power of Service ...
Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia, Cannes Grand Prix winner for “All We Imagine as Light,” has joined forces with a roster of South Asian documentary luminaries for a pioneering initiative called ...