The cancellations follow the spread of predictions linked to a manga depicting a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.

Shinto rituals are performed by priests at shrines around Japan – and the world – on behalf of the deities and the local communities of people under their purview. The emperor of Japan also ...

With the above lead-in, business weekly Shukan Tokyo Keizai (June 10) launches into a 32-page section of reports covering the crisis that organized religion now faces in Japan. Ultimately, it writes, ...

"For many families, encounters with priests at Buddhist temples are confined only to funerals. But due to the coronavirus pandemic, funeral services became streamlined, exacerbating people's ...

The Unification Church has 600,000 members in Japan but says only 100,000 remain active. Many are senior citizens, and the organization has struggled to keep second-generation members in the fold.

Religion: Nyuzu for Japan; Religion: Nyuzu for Japan. 2 minute read. TIME. December 8, 1952 12:00 AM GMT-5. T he standard Protestant Japanese version of the Bible, like many in other languages, is ...

In this episode, Kings and Generals explores how Buddhism first entered Japan and gradually transformed the spiritual and political landscape. From its arrival via Korea to its acceptance by the ...

Religion: Out of Japan. 1 minute read. TIME. August 11, 1941 12:00 AM GMT-4. A ll Episcopal missionaries still in Japan (20 of the 85 there in 1940) were last week ordered to leave at once by the ...

Religion in Japan. Share full article. Feb. 18, 1905. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from February 18, 1905, Section REVIEW, Page 13 Buy Reprints.