A Japanese proposal to stop using swastikas to identify temples on tourist maps has sparked a backlash. Japan's official map-making body said foreigners might mistake it for a Nazi symbol, and that ...

If you’ve ever traveled in Asia, you may have been caught off guard by a symbol considered by most Western travelers as a sign of fascism. The swastika is an ancient Sanskrit symbol meaning “good ...

(CNN) -- New York subway ads promoting the Amazon streaming series "The Man in the High Castle" are getting poor reviews from some commuters. The campaign for the show, set in an alternate reality in ...

In response to recent criticism, the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) has released a new set of standard symbols for foreign-language maps. According to Tomoko Otake of the Japan Times, ...

If you’re a foreigner trying to navigate cities in Japan, you won’t find street signs and map icons particularly helpful. Take hospitals. Instead of the traditional H surrounded by a circle that would ...

TOKYO (AP) — As Japan gears up to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and caters to a surging influx of foreign visitors, the country faces a cultural dilemma: Should it stop identifying Buddhist temples on ...

Some of the new map symbols proposed by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan is proposing to revamp ...

Nearly eight decades after Japan's defeat in World War Two, Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine remains a potent symbol of its wartime legacy in East Asia and a flashpoint for regional tension. TOKYO, Aug 13 ...

The image of Japan as a nation dedicated to etiquette is on the edge of collapse among Chinese people over Japanese government's irresponsible decisions, including plans to dump Fukushima nuclear ...

With only four short years to go before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japan is gearing up to welcome visitors from across the world with revamped stations, larger taxis, and even artificial meteor showers.