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Bitchu Matsuyama Castle here is transformed into a dreamlike “castle in the sky” this season, as thick clouds appear to form natural walls around the fortress.

There has been an unprecedented boom in the popularity of Japanese castles. According to the Japan Castle Foundation, which ...

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Asian stocks were mostly lower Friday, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei losing over 2% in early trading after a sharp decline on Wall Street driven by high expectations. United States futures and oil ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly lower Friday morning, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei losing over 2% in early trading after a sharp decline on Wall Street driven by high expectations.

The need for the old castle had already ceased to exist by this time and kings ... At that time the existing Tudor brick merlons on top of the south curtain wall were added. The south facing ...