If you want to learn more about Indian Gods – including Shiva, Ganesha and Saraswati – and their Japanese counterparts, you ...

Japan's government has asked a court to dissolve ... "cult that has used its spiritual hold over followers to enrich the religion's founding family". Abe's suspected killer, Tetsuya Yamagami ...

Japan would deal a massive blow to the universal principle of religious freedom, could deeply damage its relationship with ...

Large shares in many middle-income countries say following the historically predominant religion is key to "true" national ...

Japan is often labeled an atheist country — a claim that depends on how you define religion. Yet, for a nation perceived as one of the least religious in the world, Japan has a lot of cults — ...

This new book by Hongō Kazuto covers all the major, classical developments you might expect to find in a conventional history of religion in Japan, from the age of myth in the ancient texts to ...