The family of Gen. Roy S. Geiger, has held possession of the bell for 74 years. (Marine Corps) An ancient Japanese temple bell that has been at the center of a Pensacola, Florida, family for decades ...

ATLANTA — October 1 marks President Jimmy Carter's 98th birthday, and to mark the milestone, the Carter Center and Friends of Japan will gather Friday to celebrate the president's commitment to peace ...

An ancient Japanese temple bell that has been at the center of a Pensacola family for decades began its journey back to its birthplace Monday, thanks to the generosity of the patriarch's surviving ...

In Japan’s ancient wooden temples, a soft ringing sometimes drifts through the halls even when no bell has been struck. Visitors walking through places like Kyoto’s Sanjūsangen-dō or Nara’s Tōdai-ji ...

TOKYO (AP) — Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto shrines. She performs the prescribed rituals — cleansing her hands, ringing a bell, bowing and clapping. But her main purpose is ...

Monks rehearse for the New Year's Eve bell ringing at Chion-in temple in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward, Dec. 27, 2024. (Mainichi/Kenjiro Sato) KYOTO -- Chion-in, the head temple of Buddhism's Jodo sect ...

NAHA, Okinawa – A sign, “Welcome back to Okinawa,” stands next to a bronze temple bell at the entrance to the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum. Visitors who pause to learn more about this ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. — An ancient Japanese temple bell that has been at the center of a Pensacola family for decades began its journey back to its birthplace Monday, thanks to the generosity of the ...