Our members in Japan are scared. They’re apologizing for something they didn’t do. They are worried that their families will ...

In many places surveyed, 20% or more of all adults have left their childhood religious group. Christianity and Buddhism have ...

A Japanese court on Tuesday issued an order to dissolve the Unification Church, upholding the government request for a revocation, officials said ...

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and that the majority of the church’s worldwide funding comes from Japan. Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US ...

We got a little distracted with the Nintendo Direct yesterday and ran out of time to take a look at the latest Japanese charts — sorry! Fortunately, Famitsu's latest numbers paint a chart ...

It's been a fairly big week for new PS5 games, but they've struggled to have any kind of meaningful impact on the latest Japanese sales charts. Although as always, we should stress that these ...

The assassination in 2022 of Shinzo Abe, the country’s former prime minister, led to an investigation into the group’s ...

A new study suggests a far more intricate genetic tapestry is involved in the ultimate ancestry of people in Japan.

People around the globe are leaving the religions of their youth amid a rising tide of disaffiliation, according to a ...

(The Conversation) — I have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime ... this commentary do not necessarily reflect those of Religion News Service.) The Conversation religion coverage ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court Tuesday after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister ...