The Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama spoke to a group of three hundred monks and nuns at the Marunochi Hotel in Nagano.  At the center of Japan, Nagano was developed around the historic Zenkoji Temple, and has a rich Buddhist tradition.

Dharamshala: US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi Sunday called for a 'more secure, just and peaceful future' for Tibetan and other refugees around the world.

Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said on Saturday that anti whaling protests in Japan should be non violent and carried out in a peaceful manner. His Holiness is currently on 11 day lecture and religious tour of Japan, where he says he has no plans of meeting any government ministers.

Dharamshala: 74-year-old exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama arrived in Japan this morning for a weeklong religious visit which starts this weekend .His Holiness last visited Japan in November 2009.

Dharamshala: The Dalai Lama and his fellow Tibetans celebrated 50 years of settlement in Dharamsala today with a ceremony that took place in the main Tibetan temple. Indian dignitaries were among those present at the function along with high ranking Tibetan officials from the exiled government.

Dharamshala: In a fresh tirade against His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a Chinese government mouthpiece has questioned Tibetan spiritual leader's right and authority to speak for all Tibetans. In the article that is titled "Is the Dalai Lama qualified to speak on the 'welfare of 6 million Tibetans?". The People's Daily criticized His Holiness and said that the demands that were submitted by the spiritual leader during his talks with Chinese officials spoke about "greater Tibet" an area that according to the Chinese government, he has no right to talk about.