A widely circulated meme purportedly outlines several factors that have allowed Japan to "keep Islam at bay," but the majority of these claims are either false or misleading: For instance, the claim ...

KAMPALA, Uganda – 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 by its ...

TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister in October. She must now decide ...

People line up to pay their respects before the funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on July 12, 2022, at Zojoji Temple in Tokyo. AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo ...

Men and women were torn apart by oxen, broken on cart wheels, cut in pieces by hand saws, steamed to death in hot springs. Rich and poor, city folk and farmers—at least 40,000 of the Japanese ...

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 ...

(Sightings) — The recent anime film both draws inspiration from Japanese religions and functions as a source of inspiration for religious practices. Although not nearly as familiar on these shores as ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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