In Japan’s spiritual heartland, tradition meets craftsmanship in miniature form. Artisans in Ise are preserving centuries-old shrine-making by handcrafting sacred replicas for modern homes.

to the “spiritual bridge spanning between East and West.” He was the first Japanese ever to win the literary award and the first Asian to be so honored since 1913, when the Indian poet ...

Japan to start releasing treated radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear plant ... Pacific Ocean that they identify with and and have spiritual and cultural connections with.

Japanese engineers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have been forced to release radioactive waste water into the sea. At the same time they are resorting to desperate measures to contain the ...

There are many pilgrims’ roads in Japan, but the Henro is among the oldest ... pilgrims are said to transition through four stages on their spiritual journey: awakening, training, enlightenment ...

Foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said in July that Japan had shown selfishness and arrogance, and had not fully consulted the international community about the water release. China has ...

1. Japanese tradition and philosophy The practice of drinking warm water is linked to traditional Japanese and Eastern philosophies, such as traditional Chinese medicine and kampo (traditional ...

In the face of regional and domestic objections, the country plans to proceed with a discharge at Fukushima that will eventually reach more than a million tons of water. By Motoko Rich and Hisako ...