At 90, the Dalai Lama is still one of the world's most powerful spiritual leaders, writes Pico Iyer. Here’s why.

When Japan's ban on Christianity was lifted in 1873, some Hidden Christians joined the Catholic Church; others opted to maintain what they saw as the true faith of their ancestors.

"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 ...

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 ...

Japan religion . Japan’s Government Will Seek to Revoke Legal Status of Unification Church By Mari Yamaguchi. Decades of cozy ties between the church and Japan’s ruling party, revealed in the ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Her goal: to help Japan’s “indigenous” religion go global. As an anthropologist of Japanese religion studying the spread of Shinto around the world, I met Cox where most non-Japanese people ...

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.