It is said that the face of the statue was specially designed by the late Saburo Wakasa, an Akita native, to resemble that of a Japanese woman. This may explain the Mary figurine’s facial ...

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced incarceration of more than 120,000 ...

Today marks the 83rd anniversary of the executive order for Japanese-American internment during World War II. Utah played a ...

Lisa’s Wanderings Around Japan/ Ushiku Buddha: Finding one’s way to the Pure Land in massive Ibaraki statue January 25, 2022 Daigoji temple plans to expand from Kyoto to outer space in ’23 ...

The first day of the two-day meeting centered on global geopolitics including Ukraine, with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya vowing to continue support for Kyiv while also expressing hope that ...

Do you hike in the mountains, swim in the ocean, watch the sunset or listen to birds? Do you wish the outdoors were easier to access where you live? By Natalie Proulx What is it like to report ...

It's been a polarizing start to the year. Last month, Martin Luther King Jr. Day shared the same date as President Donald Trump's second inauguration, watching the nation's highest platform given ...

“The day I became a staff member at Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services was the day I not only gained a new family, but also became a ‘Keeper of The Dream.’ When you step through the ...

The annual parade honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The civil rights icon was assassinated on April 4, 1968. On Nov. 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the bill ...

However, some reviewers wished there was more information on King's life, legacy and commitment to nonviolence around the statue. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is free to visit 24 hours a ...

and a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in Danville. And in 2017, Jackson unveiled a bust of the first African American woman to earn a PhD from the University of Chicago. Jackson has also ...