Picture a world where Mario and Luigi exist in reality, allowing you to embody your favourite video game characters. Watch the story to explore the realm of Nintendo and uncover the enchantment behind Nintendo's beloved games.

Inside Nintendo's New Museum in Kyoto

A Japanese man who admitted to starting a fire at the popular Kyoto Animation studio in 2019 that killed 36, has been sentenced to death by the court, local media reported.

Death penalty to Shinji Aoba, arsonist behind Japan anime studio fire that killed 36

Tourists in Kyoto snap wintry scenes at shrines, and the city's famous temples are covered in snow, as a winter storm hits large swathes of Japan.

Watch: Kyoto blanketed in snow as a winter storm hits large swathes of Japan

A Japanese man tasked with preserving cultural heritage accidentally ploughed his car into the country's oldest toilet in a centuries-old Buddhist temple, partially destroying it, police said Tuesday.

Japan's oldest toilet damaged after a car driver backs up into it

In a mountainous area north of Tokyo, a priest blows a conch shell as Yuichiro Yamamoto bows and thanks to the nature gods for this year's "good harvest": natural ice.

High-end rebrand makes life sweet for Japan's 'ice farmers'

A 400-year-old temple in Japan is attempting to hot-wire interest in Buddhism with a robotic priest it believes will change the face of the religion -- despite critics comparing the android to "Frankenstein's monster.

Japan temple puts faith in robot priest, faces criticism

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