I was in the packed hall at Davos to hear Trump speak. The audience went from laughter to silence in seconds. Jamie Foxx Says Leonardo DiCaprio Stopped Reading ‘Django Unchained’ Due to Script ...

Their anger stems from the decision by the Shinto priests controlling the shrine to accept the souls of 14 Japanese leaders executed after World War II as war criminals. The willingness of ...

TOKYO, March 15 (Reuters) - Japan's Yasukuni Shrine has picked a former military commander as its chief priest, in a move that could stir controversy over a site that other Asian nations see as a ...

Japan’s Yasukuni Shrine has picked a former military commander as its chief priest in a move that could stir controversy over a site that other Asian nations see as a symbol of Japan’s wartime ...

As travel to Japan surpasses pre-pandemic levels ... in a sacred and pure state,” says Takeyoshi Nagai, head priest of Hibita Shrine in Isehara, Kanagawa. But shimenawa are not limited to ...

retired vice admiral and former ambassador Umio Otsuka became the chief priest of the Yasukuni Shrine, reflecting a desire to "renationalize" a site that symbolizes Japanese militarism in the ...

Owning a temple, shrine or church recognised as a religious corporation in Japan can confer sizeable ... When monks or priests die without a successor, the overseeing religious group will usually ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – Several Shinto priests from the renowned Meiji Jingu Shrine toured this installation Thursday as part of an ongoing effort to increase interfaith dialogue with the unit ...

Onoterusaki priest Karin Kodashima says the stamps ... There are about 160,000 temples and shrines in Japan, according to government statistics. “Hotokami,” a word combining Hotoke (Buddha ...

Fearful of Trump, some Americans look to make a life in Europe Emigration specialists say that a significant number of Americans have shown an interest in moving abroad in recent years, and that ...