With a little luck, visitors to Shanghai’s Ciro’s Ballroom in the 1940s could catch two of Asia’s biggest stars on the same night: the young Chinese singer Yao Li and the Filipino bandleader Lobing ...

Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, was speaking at a political rally near a train station in the city of Nara when the shots rang out. It was an unfamiliar sound; it’s essentially illegal ...

Japan issued a megaquake advisory Tuesday after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the northern part of the country, causing 34 mostly mild injuries and some damage to roads and buildings. The ...

A magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, injuring more than two dozen people and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people. The ...

People line up for rations of beans and water in Japan following the country's defeat in World War II, in September 1945. Pictures from History / Universal Images Group via Getty Images On October 10, ...

KOHO and Gardens of Golden Gate Park are excited to present the fourth annual KOHO BonPop community Bon Odori festival, taking place this year on Sunday, August 31 at the Celebration Garden in San ...

Typically, the tradition of Obon — the Japanese Festival of the Dead — is a three-day affair featuring a variety of traditional dancing styles to celebrate and honor the spirits of ancestors. The ...

Members of the community gathered, Sunday on the grounds of the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in St. Paul, lighting lanterns, eating food and partaking in Japanese customs in celebration of Obon, a ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — A beloved tradition in St. Paul returned to Como Park on Sunday. The Japanese Obon festival is a cultural celebration that honors a centuries-old Japanese holiday. Visitors enjoyed ...

The executive director of the Japan America Society Of Minnesota Rio Saito tell us all about the Obon holiday and how you can celebrate it at Como Park this weekend. Crime sparks state of emergency in ...

The hypnotic beat of thundering taiko drums, a symbolic community folk dance, a serene stroll on winding garden paths and heartfelt messages to lost loved ones penned on slips of paper. It’s once ...