An excited buzz filled the swarming crowd in the shadow of darkness. Silence fell for a split second before the 18-meter main ...

Japanese municipalities added sparkle to the celebration in Taoyuan, with decorations featuring local mascots and icons.

Japanese writer who brought Jackie Robinson's Dodgers to Japan donated an 8-foot lantern to the team in 1965. It now casts ...

Lanterns representing a brighter future for Japan were released into the night sky to mark the six-month anniversary of the earthquake. Video courtesy of Reuters.

The Potomac River is glowing this weekend as the Water Lantern Festival returns to National Harbor. The festival, which ...

Opening day at Dodger Stadium Thursday will also be the first day Dodger fans will see an eight-foot-tall stone Japanese lantern on the Top Deck. The 3,921-pound Kasuga-style stone lantern isn't ...

After winning their first World Series in 1955, the Brooklyn Dodgers traveled to Japan for a series of exhibition games. Two ...

The lantern festival at Manpukuji temple also commemorates the 350th anniversary of the death of its founder, Yin Yuan (1592-1673), as he is called in Chinese. Japanese know him as Ingen.