On Ikitsuki and other remote sections of Nagasaki prefecture, Hidden Christians still pray to these disguised objects. They ...

Anime often explores spiritual and philosophical questions by drawing on Japan’s religious traditions to examine themes of ...

Palestinians across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip marked the start of one of Islam’s most important holidays with prayers ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family have prayed for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have prayed for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II fought on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa 80 years ago ...

On the rural islands off the coast of Japan, a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links ...