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

Japanese director Soda Kazuhiro has made documentaries about fishing villages and the impact of modernisation. This time he's ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ...

I have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime , exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, ...

Many have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, ...

In the fall of 2020, the town of Tsushima’s Watazumi Shrine was damaged by a typhoon that struck the area, destroying one of its torii gates that rises out of the bay waters adjacent to the shrine. In ...

Mugen Train’ blends Buddhist impermanence, Shinto philosophy and samurai ethics into a lesson on courage and suffering.

We have heard several takes about the controversy surrounding Assassin's Creed Shadows, and now, even the Japanese Prime Minister has stepped in to talk about it.

The event is called Code & Cosmos, and its underlying thesis is that the fields of science and technology, once considered diametrically opposed to religion and spirituality, might converge with ...

all central to Shinto beliefs. But does Miyazaki himself consider his films religious? This video explores his views on spirituality, the way his work blends folklore with personal philosophy ...

Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has covered the persecution of religions in the global south ...

Several celebrities have converted to different religions either for love or for their own personal spiritual growth. Sofia Richie converted to Judaism ahead of getting married to music executive ...