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’s Supreme Court rendered judgment in January on a suit that was initially brought by 27 Korean plaintiffs in 2013. The ...

Press Run has items this week about the start of weekly fish fries at Sts. Constantine and Helen in Cleveland Heights; the ...

SHIMOSUWA, Nagano -- A rare Shinto "porridge ritual" to predict the state of society and harvests for the year was held from the night of Jan. 14 to early next morning, coinciding with the ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

In their lawsuit, his bereaved family claimed that their right to self-determination had been violated because his enshrinement was the result of the government providing the Shinto shrine with a ...

It is here that Japan’s wellness trend took off roughly 3000 years ago with revered hot springs featured in ancient texts Kojiki – some parts considered sacred texts of the Shinto religion ...

Another Jewish community was established in the port of Nagasaki. In fairly short order, the Russo-Japanese War and the Great ...

With deserted beaches, mesmerizing world heritage sites and beautiful churches, Bahia is filled with history and culture. If ...