Cosmos flowers are swaying in the autumn breeze across the field. How is everyone doing? She says her choice of high school depends on this proficiency test. My daughter showed me a math problem, asking if I understood it, and…
NAGASAKI - The surviving head of a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary that was destroyed in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki is expected to be brought to New Mexico, where the world's first nuclear weapon test took place, a source…
Authored by: Larson, Eugene 1 of 4 Published in: 2022 2 of 4 DATE January 27, 1614 Christian missionaries arrived in Japan in the mid-sixteenth century and began to win converts, but in 1614, the Japanese government banned Christianity—executing some Christians and exiling others. Japan remained a…
OSAKA, Japan — On a Sunday morning in late July, with a heatwave warning hanging over the city, the congregation of a small Baptist church in Osaka lingered long after the service ended. Japanese worshippers and immigrants stood in mixed clusters,…
Hello. This is Homare🌸 This time, I visited "Rippoji Temple" located in Nakano-Fujimicho, Tokyo. The thing that left the biggest impression on me during this visit. Even though it is in the city, a quiet and calm space spread out…
October 22, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TSUYAMA, Okayama -- In the hills of Okayama Prefecture, young Buddhist priests have a big problem. Many temples have fewer people. This is a big problem in the countryside because fewer people live there. Read the full English…
"Japanese Buddhism is the teaching of Shakyamuni (the Buddha) himself." This time, I have engaged in a dialogue with Google's generative AI, Gemini, and while verifying Buddhist transmission and historical facts, I have organized the logic regarding the historical structure…
When I went abroad and looked back on my life so far, I felt that Japanese culture and Christianity are closely connected. (I haven't organized my thoughts well yet, but I'll write them down for now.) Things considered 'virtues' in…
The holy shrine of Hinglaj Mata is located in Balochistan, Pakistan, inside Hingol National Park. Situated in the Lasbela region near the Hingol River, the shrine lies approximately 190 kilometres from Karachi. Also known as Hinglaj Devi and Nani Mandir, this…
In 1909, Umar Yamaoka left Japan for Mecca to perform Hajj, becoming the first Japanese pilgrim known to have completed the journey. His trip was an important chapter in the early history of Islam in Japan. Yamaoka travelled alongside Abdurreshid Ibrahim,…
Kami, shrines, matsuri, and Shinto rites in Japan and abroad.
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