KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – A religion with origins in Japan is quickly amassing a following in Uganda, winning converts in a sleek campaign that has attracted the attention of Christian clerics offended ...

American Kit Cox, 35, works as an electrical engineer and enjoys biking and playing piano. But what some might consider surprising about Cox, who was raised as Methodist, is that she practices the ...

The Japanese last week sold to U.S. Protestantism the idea that their new united Japan Christian Church is much better than it has been painted by journalists and missionaries recalled or ...

(The Conversation) — A scholar of Japanese religion explains the connections that Japan’s political parties have with several religious groups and how religion is tied in with the legacy of Shinzo Abe ...

What I will describe is a scandal of potentially huge proportions, which the Japanese media is failing to cover, and the news is mostly spreading via Twitter. Police in the port city of Kobe recently ...

(Sightings) — The recent anime film both draws inspiration from Japanese religions and functions as a source of inspiration for religious practices. Although not nearly as familiar on these shores as ...

The Aichi Prefectural Government's campaign to attract Muslim travelers has faced numerous protests based on ...

The Lamb of God, an ancient symbol dear to most Christians, is an offensive notion to the Japanese. To them the lamb is “a dirty, stupid and cringing animal.” The word lamb is “an epithet of contempt ...

Across the 36 countries surveyed, people’s views on the importance of religion to national identity vary widely. Large shares in middle-income countries say being a member of the historically ...

People line up to pay their respects before the funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on July 12, 2022, at Zojoji Temple in Tokyo. AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo ...