A surge in religious properties coming up for sale has Japanese authorities worried that prospective buyers are not ...

It’s 20 years since Japan’s most popular pilgrimage route was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list — and its spiritual ...

The chief priest of a Tokyo shrine allegedly misappropriated ¥250 million from amulet sales, sources revealed Thursday. The priest of Akabane Hachiman Shrine, located in Tokyo’s Kita Ward ...

The holy Japanese shinto temple strongly recalls the ancient ... According to this legend, a Christian priest named Prester John ruled as monarch over a vast and wealthy Christian Empire.

Benmou Suzuki's dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly ...

A surge in religious properties coming up for sale has Japanese authorities worried that prospective buyers are not ...

As white-robed Shinto priests performed intricate purification ... a waiting throng of businessmen and Japanese air force brass broke into exultant banzais. The YS 11, first Japanese-designed ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Kazumi Numaguchi takes a handful of grass and draws the bright steel of his sickle through the stems.

Outside of Japan, misconceptions about Japan’s constitutional debate abound, often driven by the headlines of the moment. To help understand the complexity of this Japanese conversation ...

CyrusOne has broken ground on its first data center construction project in Japan. CyrusOne KEP, a joint venture between ...

From September’s cooler weather to November’s crimson foliage, these fall festivals in Japan will have you enjoying the ...

The same is true when it comes to Japan. Gaming fans can easily travel to and around Japan thanks to these fun and complex games that let their players explore everything from modern Tokyo to ...