KYOTO — Yasuto Yonehara uses a pair of bamboo chopsticks to lift dark haku leaves and place them on the surface of a folding ...

Japanese Funerals (sogi) follow centuries-old traditions influenced by Buddhism and cultural beliefs about life and death.

He noted that this year’s exhibition focuses on Straits Chinese, or Baba Nyonya, home altars honouring the Mahayana Buddhist and Taoist ... of a republic state, Japanese Occupation during ...

KYOTO—Kanbe Juzu Ten, a long-established manufacturer and wholesaler of Buddhist prayer beads in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, has begun offering “genderless beads” that can be used by both men and women. At ...

At a big-hearted retreat surrounded by nature, Zen rituals fused with mindfulness practices teach Kate Crockett to be more present.

He prostrates himself before the altar before breaking into a haunting ... deep time—in Akita prefecture, in Japan's Tohoku region. But Dairyuji is also the vibrant temple-home of the 38th ...

Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation and strained households. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno ...

High up in the Japanese Alps, the only sounds I hear are ... More historical is the Manpuku-an Eishoji Buddhist temple just up the hill with a giant bell poised to be struck by a bamboo stick ...

A Virginia Catholic bishop says the desecration of the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday points to a larger worldwide trend of attacks against Catholics. "What took place at Saint ...