Large shares in many middle-income countries say following the historically predominant religion is key to "true" national ...

This new book by Hongō Kazuto covers all the major, classical developments you might expect to find in a conventional history of religion in Japan ... the court gave an important role to what ...

Japan would deal a massive blow to the universal principle of religious freedom, could deeply damage its relationship with ...

Japan’s frenzied headlong pursuit toward the dissolution of the Unification Church threatens the survival of religions everywhere, with repressive new laws that impact all faiths. It is the first and ...

The city of Kyoto is known as Japan's cultural and spiritual capital. It's for good reason: Kyoto has hundreds of Buddhist ...

Misleading reports and social media attacks have sought to block plans for a Muslim cemetery in the town of Hiji in southern ...

If you pray for love in Izumo, there's a good chance you'll be heard. Every year, eight million gods gather in this seaside ...

A study found that most Pinoys believe that religion, predominantly Christianity, is very important to being truly Filipino. Pew Research conducted a survey measuring how many people in different ...

Across all the countries surveyed, those who followed a religion, including those who prayed daily, were more likely to say ...

Kyoto [Japan], January 31 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav on Friday visited Nijo-jo Castle in Kyoto during his four-day official visit to Japan. The castle witnessed some of the most important ...

That means religion plays a part in everything from music to art to funerals to holidays. Of course, religious places of worship also happen to be some of the most-visited around the world. While ...