Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Approximately 50 people came to Weiser Hall Thursday afternoon for a presentation from Levi ...

A widely circulated meme purportedly outlines several factors that have allowed Japan to "keep Islam at bay," but the majority of these claims are either false or misleading: For instance, the claim ...

In a land where faith is private and silence sacred, being Muslim in Japan is both peaceful and profoundly lonely. This ...

Every so often, I get asked by friends or relatives overseas if Japanese people are religious. It’s not an easy question to answer. Books have been written about the subject, dealing in-depth with all ...

The Japanese last week sold to U.S. Protestantism the idea that their new united Japan Christian Church is much better than it has been painted by journalists and missionaries recalled or ...

(The Conversation) — A scholar of Japanese religion explains the connections that Japan’s political parties have with several religious groups and how religion is tied in with the legacy of Shinzo Abe ...

Men and women were torn apart by oxen, broken on cart wheels, cut in pieces by hand saws, steamed to death in hot springs. Rich and poor, city folk and farmers—at least 40,000 of the Japanese ...

TOKYO -- With an assist from the Internet, the ancient religion of Japan, Shinto, is experiencing a mild upturn in fervor among the Japanese. "We see more people coming here," said a priest at the ...

American Kit Cox, 35, works as an electrical engineer and enjoys biking and playing piano. But what some might consider surprising about Cox, who was raised as Methodist, is that she practices the ...

People line up to pay their respects before the funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on July 12, 2022, at Zojoji Temple in Tokyo. AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo ...

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