At Katsuo-ji Temple, Daruma dolls watch from every corner. They peer between tree branches, cluster around altars, and dot winding pathways, flashes of bright red among the hillside forest.

Brits looking for the latest creepy mystic phenomenon need look no further than a Japanese doll with the 'trapped soul of a little girl'. 'Okiku' is a Japanese doll shrouded in myths and legend ...

elated Liberal-Democratic Premier Hayato Ikeda carefully began to ink in the eyes of a papier-maché daruma doll—a duty prescribed by Japanese custom for a man who has attained a cherished goal.

The iconic Japanese dolls range from a couple of inches to several feet in height, and there are thousands of them at the 1,300-year-old temple, located about an hour from downtown Osaka in Minoh ...