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 ...

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 ...

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 ...