Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Japan, children look forward to a visit from Hotei, a jolly Japanese god with a rotund frame. Ganref As Christmas approaches, ...

A giant statue of a Buddha with a storied past will soon take center stage at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park. We can thank a San Diego couple who collect Japanese artifacts and ...

Returning from a Japanese funeral, I paused in front of my "genkan" entrance and, from my bag, pulled out the white envelope that I had received. I felt the envelope for salt, but it was missing and ...

Buddha statues can be seen at temples, sitting quietly with calm and peaceful faces. The size range is wide, but when you have to stand back to see the whole picture because it is so tall...the statue ...

There the Great Buddha of Kamakura sits, as he has done for hundreds of years, with a gentle smile on his face. He’s the same green as the Statue of Liberty but, unlike her, is seated—and not standing ...

In Japan, children look forward to a visit from Hotei, a jolly Japanese god with a rotund frame. Ganref As Christmas approaches, children in many parts of the world look forward to a visit from the ...

(The Conversation) — Hotei, a Japanese god who carries a large sack, has come to be identified with Santa Claus – except that he brings the goodies on New Year’s Day instead of Christmas. (The ...