Japanese mark the end of winter with bean-throwing ritual to ward off evil spirits
Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...
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Japanese visitors are still missing from Hawaiʻi's hospitality picture
It's been almost five years since the COVID-19 pandemic halted tourism to Hawaiʻi. While U.S. visitor numbers are strong ...
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Electronic payment instituted for offerings at shrines, temples
TOKYO >> PayPay Corp., which develops electronic payment services, has launched a service that allows visitors to shrines and ...
60 years ago, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke about civil rights at Worcester temple
WORCESTER — Nearly 60 years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. made the first of two visits to this city. It was on March 12, 1961, when, at the invitation of Rabbi Joseph Klein, King spoke at the ...
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Asia Minute: Japan shatters tourism record as Hawaiʻi travel remains slow
The final statistics are in and 2024 was a record year for tourism. Not for Hawaiʻi, but for Japan. Last year, visitors to Japan soared by more than 15% from the previous all-time high. That mark was ...
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Sole official Tibetan temple in Japan offers matchmaking luck, buzzworthy photos
the only officially recognized Tibetan temple in Japan. One of the most eye-catching features at the hilltop temple, known as a power spot and considered good fortune for matchmaking, is its ...
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Honolulu CrimeStoppers coordinator retires after 26 years with HPD
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After 26 years with the Honolulu Police Department, and seven years coordinating CrimeStoppers Honolulu, Sgt. Chris Kim is set to retire. His last day is Jan. 31.
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Japan gets record 3.49M visitors in December
TOKYO >> Japan saw 3.49 million visitors in December, an all-time high for any month, official data showed on Wednesday, capping off a record year for tourism fuelled by the weak yen. December ...
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A first look at the new Brussels Belgium Temple, to be built within existing building
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released an exterior rendering of the Brussels Belgium Temple, the first house of the Lord to be built in the western ...
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Tsunami advisory lifted after strong earthquake hits Japanese coast
The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.8. The Japan Meteorological Agency said it had an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7. The quake began at ...
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Young kimono archers shoot year's first arrows at Kyoto Buddhist temple event
Young people wearing traditional kimono have shot their first arrows of the year in a New Year's archery event at a Buddhist temple in Kyoto. The Sanjusangendo temple hosted the event on Sunday.
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Japanese trio set for PGA Tour debut at Sony Open in Hawaii
Rising Japanese stars Rikuya Hoshino, Kaito Onishi and Takumi Kanaya will make their PGA Tour debuts at the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii, this week, with each golfer ...