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

The city of Kyoto is known as Japan's cultural and spiritual capital. It's for good reason: Kyoto has hundreds of Buddhist ...

The BuddhaBot AI will provide an opportunity for nuns and monks to expand their knowledge about Buddhism, while also ...

Shinto is often described as Japan’s indigenous religion—but can it expand beyond Japan? While traditionally tied to Japanese culture, shrines, and national identity, modern practitioners argue that ...

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

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 ...

Across 36 countries, most people say religion helps society and encourages tolerance. They're more divided on whether it ...

The vision “I want people to understand that vegan food isn’t just for a select few. It’s an inclusive eating style. Reaching ...

Christian partners inch into the sphere of acceptability; this concession is, however, denied to the Jewish people. The word ‘yehudi’ is hurled as an insult, which evinces a more energetic reaction ...

In hotspots like Kyoto you sometimes have to queue for the queues, but escaping the country’s overtourism problem couldn’t be simpler ...

Psalm 43:5 reads, “Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.” Life is filled with good times and bad ...