Shinto is often described as Japan’s indigenous religion—but can it expand beyond Japan? While traditionally tied to Japanese culture, shrines, and national identity, modern practitioners ...

This was a typical Sunday meeting of Mukyokai, the “nonchurch” Christian movement that has become one of the most important forces in Japanese religion today. Its Japanese founder, Kanzo ...

A Shinto priest explains the ancient Japanese religion – and the crucial, often forgotten role women played in keeping it alive after World War II.

range from readings of Japanese poetry to academic presentations on Japanese theater, religion, literature and culture. They are supported by funding from the Japan Foundation and the WMU Department ...

but did you know that many Pokémon designs were influenced by Japanese religion, mythology, and folklore? If you look closely, you can see Shintoism and Buddhism throughout the entire franchise.

Professor Masaharu Anesaki, professor of Japanese Literature and Life, will deliver the fourth of a series of lectures on "Representative Figures in the Religious History of Japan" in Emerson F ...

and conducted research on contemporary Japanese religions. Covell has drawn on his experience and contacts in Japan to put together a unique behind-the-scenes tour of Japanese religious life for ...

Meet Amaterasu Omikami, the goddess of Japan who is loved beyond borders and whose gentleness is like that of Japan’s temperate weather — not so cold not so hot. Omikami lives in a 5,500 metre ...

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Japan’s plan to establish diplomatic relations with the Vatican drew a second and sharper protest from the U.S. State Department to the Holy See last week. Similar representations have been made ...