The saint studied Buddhism during the first eight years of his time in Japan, when, in his words, he “strove with all diligence to study Japanese history, religion, and the spirit of the Japanese ...

Today’s Japanese Buddhism is vastly different from what the religion once was. A series exploring the history of Buddhism from its beginnings to its present state in Japan.

Some of the leaders of religious thought in Japan are endeavoring to choose between Buddhism, Shintoism, and Christianity as the future religion of the empire. Others would amalgamate the best ...

Dr Amanda Foreman discusses how Shinto merged with Buddhism in Japan and makes particular reference ... practical roles within the rituals of the religion, but the chief deity within Shinto ...

Buddhism has also experienced significant losses in some regions. In Japan, 23% of adults who were raised Buddhist no longer identify with any religion, while in South Korea, 13% of adults have ...

In a few countries, like Japan, Buddhism is losing at ... But most adult “nones” were raised in a religion — often Christianity or Buddhism.

Japan’s plan to establish diplomatic relations with the Vatican drew a second and sharper protest from the U.S. State Department to the Holy See last week. Similar representations have been made ...

Major Religions: Folk Shinto 51.8%, Buddhism 34.9%, Shinto sects 4% ... Despite years of activity, Christianity remains a minority religion in Japan having some 1 million followers in a population of ...