While Kyoto is packed with foreign tourists year-round, the city's restaurant industry suffers a wide gap between the busy ...

Kyoto Mayor Koji Matsui, center, and others promote the "Donate & Go" initiative to solicit donations from foreign tourists, at the city hall on Sept. 11, 2024. (Mainichi/Yoko Minami) KYOTO ...

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The five-story pagoda at Rurikoji temple is seen covered with snow in the city of Yamaguchi on Jan. 24, 2023. (Mainichi/Hidenobu Fukuhara) YAMAGUCHI -- The city of Yamaguchi in western Japan has ...