NARA -- This western Japan city has seen increasing numbers of inbound visitors strolling around tourist spots wearing kimonos and their summer counterpart, yukata. Westerners in particular appear ...

The image shows the fan-favorite character dressed in a yukata for the release of an upcoming ... franchise as a whole continues to bring the summer feel; Melty Princess recently announced an ...

The 200 wrestlers wearing colorful “yukata” summer kimono arrived on a Shinkansen, ahead of the start of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 9. Such a train, which transports sumo ...

Thanks to balmy temperatures, long days and school recess, summer is a popular time to take a vacation. Unfortunately, it can also be one of the most expensive times to travel, making it difficult ...

We hate to break it to you, but summer is nearly over. Ideally, you've spent the last few months blasting good tunes by the pool or beach while working on your tan, or maybe with your windows ...

This new summer record, an average temperature of 62.2 degrees F (16.8 degrees C), beats out last summer’s extraordinarily high average by a narrow 0.05 degree F (0.03 degree C). Both constitute ...

As floodwaters coursed through Texas and Taiwan, as mosquito-borne viruses spread across the Americas, as lethal heat struck down children on hikes and grandparents on pilgrimage, the world’s ...

Summer is meant for using vacation days, whether your ideal trip involves a big city, an all-American national park, a relaxing beach or a small-town getaway. To decide the best summer vacations ...

Supported by By Steven Kurutz Photographs by Sophie Park In addition to reporting from a beach on Cape Cod, Steven Kurutz interviewed fans of summer by phone. The vacationers were gone.