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 ...

In Japan’s ancient wooden temples, a soft ringing sometimes drifts through the halls even when no bell has been struck.

DULUTH — Barbara Auerbach recently rediscovered a significant piece of local history: a 1954 thank-you letter brimming with appreciation for the return of a temple bell to Ohara, Japan, and addressed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes ...