It's quiet here in the morning. From outside my low-walled villa, a scratchy shuffle, like boots on cornflakes, begins the day on Taketomi Island, a speck in Okinawa's sprawling Yaeyama archipelago.

Jamal was in the driver's seat, while Wangari was on the passenger side, with Jamal holding a Shisa pipe. Wangari was busy on her phone, seemingly enjoying her time off camera, after recently ...

Additionally, since Nakime uses biwa to control the Infinity Castle, Tengen would be able to decipher her patterns into sheet music and then use it to defeat her by reading her moves. Unfortunately, ...

Shisa, a hardworking, disciplined, and loyal character based on Okinawa’s guardian deity. A worker at Rou ramen restaurant, Shisa embodies a strong sense of dedication and perseverance. Despite her ...

KYOTO -- Multiple structures of the historic Lake Biwa Canal here are set to be designated as national treasures and important cultural properties. While they were constructed over a century ago ...

The Nanase River water discharge facility is seen along the First Canal's Kamogawa Canal in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on May 18, 2025, as students returnin ...