Beijing condemns the Nobel Peace Prize winner — who has led a lifelong campaign for greater autonomy for Tibet.

Hot udon noodles are also popularly served in a thick curry sauce, or as part of a hotpot meal. All these dishes are great.

The Art of Simple Living: 100 Daily Practices from a Japanese Zen Monk for a Lifetime of Calm and Joy Shunmyo Masuno, trans. from the Japanese by Allison Markin Powell. Penguin, $20 (224p) ISBN ...

The town has many remarkable attractions, including Danjo Garan, a huddle of temples with a stunning, 48-metre-high ...

A Japanese Buddhist monk who adopted an abandoned dog was saved by the canine during a fierce bear attack. Tougen Yoshihara, the abbot of Youkoku Temple, a historic temple in Niigata in central ...

Tougen Yoshihara, a Japanese Buddhist monk who adopted an abandoned dog, deemed too loud by its previous owners, received the reprieve of a lifetime when the same dog protected him during a bear ...

The house that property consultant and ghost investigator Kazutoshi Kodama regularly surveys has a grim history: seven years ...

These 17th century monks chose to slowly mummify themselves over a decade to achieve enlightenment...all so they could help ...

Tibetan resilience against China's historical revisionism and cultural suppression highlights the shared values with Japan.

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ISKON monk Gauranga Das recounted his meeting with Google CEO Sundar Pichai while addressing an event in London. He revealed ...