KYOTO--Monks at Chion-in temple in Higashiyama Ward here did a test run of its famed hanging bell on Dec. 27 to prepare for the traditional bell-ringing ceremony on New Year’s Eve. In the test ...

Some items were buried underground. The first arrests in the case occurred last Friday, when police took into custody the temple abbot and a famous monk, Kom Kongkaew, who were accused of stealing ...

One of the four immortals of Vietnam, Saint Giong is commemorated for his part in defending the country from foreign enemies. The processions take part in on the 6th-8th days of the first lunar month ...