Bushido, the samurai code of honor, underpins Rengoku’s character. Rooted in Confucian ethics, Zen Buddhism and Shinto beliefs, this code emphasizes loyalty, self-sacrifice and duty to protect others.

Rest a little. Nature is alive and a spectator in Miyazaki’s films. She can be the raging waves of a Tsunami, or she can be ...

Japanese director Soda Kazuhiro has made documentaries about fishing villages and the impact of modernisation. This time he's focusing on a pack of entitled cats, and what they can tell us about the ...

Food, fuel and fiber require vast quantities of water to sustain current production techniques. And Texas is running dry.

The festival of Chaitra Navratri is underway. Know about the powerful goddesses like Maa Durga in various religions across ...

Shiroikaze circle club was an important role for me during my stay in Japan. Thank to this circle I met a lot of great people ...

Explore the significance of child cave paintings in Paleolithic culture and their spiritual connections to ancient ...

With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...

The major world religions emerged between approximately 600 BCE and 611 CE, with Judaism being the first, followed by Christianity and concluding with Islam, ...

It is known that major non-Christian religions such as Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Shintoism and Taoism were born in that region. Many scholars consider Islam as Christianity’s major religious ...