Anime has become a global phenomenon. But even though millions of people watch it, many do not realize how deeply it draws on Japanese religious traditions. In this course, students learn to look ...

President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a ...

What if the rain and sun could be summoned by a whisper or a prayer? In Japan, this isn’t just wishful ... Read more The post ...

When Japanese forces outlawed Christian worship and promoted polygamy in Papua New Guinea, a young lay catechist refused to ...

A centuries-old festival carrying the opportunity to wish on the stars was celebrated by many at the Portland Japanese Garden ...

Mizuochi, as the head of Japan’s largest organization of war-bereaved families, called for preserving memories of wartime ...

Ryan Wach shared the “hard part” of his son Zane Wach’s recovery has been drug withdrawal following his a 120-foot fall from ...

On this small island in rural Nagasaki, Japan’s Hidden Christians gather to worship what they call the Closet God.

Norma Sides, 97, died on June 3, 2025. The Hanover resident was a member of the UCC Norwell choir, which helped her publish the story of her life.

Have you ever wished for rain so badly you’d dance for it? Across the world, people have turned to inventive, touching, and sometimes downright wild ... Read more The post 18 Global Rain Rituals and ...

On June 19, 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prayers led by students at public high school football games aren't permitted under the constitutional separation of church and state.