A “polite persecution” is facing Japan that threatens the guarantees given to the freedom of religion, according to Cardinal ...

Buddhism is the only major religion whose global population shrank between 2010 and 2020. Learn why it declined in East Asia, particularly in Japan and South Korea.

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 ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – A religion with origins in Japan is quickly amassing a following in Uganda, winning converts in a sleek campaign that has attracted the attention of Christian clerics offended ...

Turning to the gods in times of trouble: the place, time and structure of Japanese religion -- Unifying traditions, cosmological perspectives and the vitalistic universe -- 'Born Shinto...': Community ...

(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 ...

Typically, East Asia is considered to encompass China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan. In geopolitical terms, Vietnam is often categorized as part of Southeast ...

Evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi explains why Japan’s indigenous religion lacks a transcendent notion of God. Christianity Today speaks with Yoichi Yamaguchi, director of the International Mission ...

This course consists of close reading, lecture, and discussion concerning representative works of literature and drama from ancient to early modern Japan. Theoretical analysis will be integrated with ...