YouTube on Thursday removed a video posted by Kalihi Shinto shrine officials of four Japa­nese nationals allegedly taking $1,000 worth of amulets, claiming the content violated the website’s privacy ...

With their power to guide and inform us, some would say that a smartphone is practically the technological equivalent of a guardian deity. As such, don’t they deserve to be placed in a cover with ...

Kyoto is dotted with Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines offering amulets for health, longevity, safety, easy childbirth and other blessings. An amulet warding off an epidemic centuries ago now eases ...

The anonymous letter sent to Iwazu Tenmangu Shrine and stamped as from Karumai, Iwate, is seen in this image provided by the shrine. A Shinto shrine in central Japan's Aichi Prefecture is looking to ...