Religious beliefs appear to be on the decline in Japan over the past two decades, particularly among males. That was among ...

Japan’s Indigenous religion of Shinto is largely rooted in animism ... to a blessed version of baseball cards. Onoterusaki priest Karin Kodashima says the stamps are increasingly popular ...

one Shinto shrine and a church. A surge in religious properties coming up for sale has Japanese authorities worried that prospective buyers are not interested in them for heavenly purposes.

Shinto is Japan’s indigenous religion that goes back ... said Minoru Sonoda, the chief priest of the Chichibu Shrine and a former Kyoto University professor of religious studies.

Here are some secretive and highly restricted locations worldwide that are completely off-limits or extremely difficult for the public to access.

130.5 x 57 cm. (51.4 x 22.4 in.) ...

A weekly ranking of the most popular songs in Japan combining physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, YouTube and GYAO! video views and karaoke data, compiled by Billboard Japan.

Hindu priests in India prayed for the victory of the US candidates they support ahead of the presidential election on Tuesday (Nov 5). In southern India, a group of priests prayed for Democratic ...

However, priesthood goes back much farther, way before Exodus 32 and the ordination of the Levites to the service of Yahweh, and Aaron’s ordination as high priest. How much farther back?

1. Any priest may confer the blessings of the Church, except those reserved to the Pope, to bishops, or to others. * A reserved blessing which is conferred by a priest who does not have the ...

The Sublime and the Beautiful: Asian Masterpieces of Devotion—A Ming Dynasty gilded bronze figure of the Medicine Buddha sold for $5,541,000, above the estimate of $2 million–$3 million.

Vincent van Gogh loved Japanese prints. He started collecting prints for fun, but they ultimately taught him a new way of looking at the world. Discover how Japanese prints changed Vincent’s art for ...