TOKYO – A centuries-old Buddhist temple in Japan was spray-painted with graffiti early Sunday, days after temple officials pulled out of the upcoming Olympic torch relay because they sympathize with ...

Every seven years, Zenkoji temple in Nagano holds an event honoring one of the oldest Buddhist images in Japan. The event, known as "Gokaicho", is taking place now through May 31, and offers a rare ...

A famous Buddhist temple in Japan has been withdrawn from the Olympic flame relay over security concerns and anger at China's crackdown on Tibetans. The Zenkoji temple in the city of Nagano said it ...

The decision is taken in solidarity with Tibetan monks with whom Japanese Buddhist monks share a common faith. Japanese officials ask China not to deploy its “torch guards’ (in white and blue jump ...

Monks at Zenkoji temple in Nagano City, central Japan, brush off the dust accumulated throughout this year in a traditional ritual Monks at Zenkoji temple in Nagano City, central Japan, are brushing ...

NAGANO -- One of the two top priests at Zenkoji Temple here has been asked to resign following allegations of sexual harassment and discriminatory statements, it has been learned. Gencho Komatsu, 82, ...

The following slightly edited report is from the Australian: An aggrieved monk and his band of truculent acolytes have formed the first Japanese union for temple workers. The fledgling union, ...

NAGANO -- Graffiti has been discovered in more than 100 places on the famous Zenkoji temple, surrounding temples, shrines, and commercial buildings here, Nagano Prefectural Police told the Mainichi ...

A popular wooden statue of Binzuru Sonja, one of Buddha’s disciples, at a temple in Nagano Prefecture was returned Thursday after it was stolen the day before. On Wednesday, police arrested Shintaro ...

Every seven years, Zenkoji temple in Nagano holds an event honoring one of the oldest Buddhist images in Japan. The event, known as "Gokaicho", is taking place now through May 31, and offers a rare ...