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BUDDHISM

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 17, 2017
Sri Lanka’s firebrand monk invokes Muslim menace
Galagoda Atte Gnanasara is Sri Lanka’s notorious rabble-rousing monk — leader of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), a radical nationalist religious organization.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 23, 2017
Kaikei: the name behind the gods
Kamakura Period (1185-1333) Buddhist sculptures often come down to us under the individual names of makers (when known) though they were often fashioned in workshops by multiple hands. A significant 13th-century work would employ a dozen or so team members and assistants and draw on multiple specialists....
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 14, 2017
Among the monks: Dipping a toe in Zen at Shinshoji Temple
When was the last time you sat in silence, without fretting about the things you ought to be doing or gazing at a screen of any kind? When was the last time you didn’t think anything at all?
Japan Times
JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Jan 5, 2017
A new year, a new prayer, and hopefully luck
New Year’s Day is not just the first day of the year in this country — it has a special meaning.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2017
2017 rings in across Japan as shrine, temple throngs pray for good year
As people across Japan celebrated the turn of the year, they flocked to shrines and temples Sunday morning for their traditional hatsumode pilgrimage to make a fresh start on New Year’s Day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Jul 16, 2016
‘Zen’s sudden awakening to the truth beyond reason, beyond language’
Rabbi Zusia tramped through his native Poland — this admittedly is an odd way of introducing a story about Zen — collecting money to ransom Jews unjustly imprisoned, victims of the rampant anti-Semitism then prevailing. At a wayside inn he saw birds in a cage. Zusia, simple soul that he was, promptly...
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2016
Hotel tycoon Horiguchi finds making people happy brings reward
The Buddhist approach to doing business is yielding results in Japan again.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 22, 2016
Buddhist cafe gives Tokyo caffeinated enlightenment
The hum of conversation and the clinking of spoons and coffee cups fills the wood-panelled cafe in a fashionable Tokyo neighborhood as more than a dozen customers sip drinks and nibble desserts.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Mar 16, 2016
Kyoto monk on a mission opens his doors to diversity
Business-savvy Zen abbot invites media attention, praise and criticism with his embrace of same-sex weddings.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2016
Spirits and turnout high as New Year’s crowds throng to shrines and temples
People wishing to make a fresh start on New Year’s flocked to major shrines and temples across the archipelago Friday morning in the annual ritual known as hatsumode (first visit of the year).
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 24, 2015
Getting the year’s first prayer in
Whether we are Buddhists, followers of Shintoism or atheists, the first thing many Japanese do on ganjitsu (New Year’s Day) is go to their local shrine or temple for hatsumōde, a symbolic first visit of the year. If it’s not done on Jan. 1, it will likely happen shortly after.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 2, 2015
Lone Muslim campaigns in Myanmar’s radical Buddhist stronghold
The city of Mandalay in northern Myanmar is a Buddhist religious center so crowded with temples, monasteries and monks that they can sometimes seem innumerable.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 11, 2015
Hoodie Monks mix beats with their Buddhism
The Hoodie Monks bring together two cultures that might at first seem like unlikely partners: Buddhism and hip-hop.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Aug 12, 2015
Surai Sasai: a Buddhist monk battling the caste dragon
Japan-born monk’s lifelong mission to convert millions of India’s Dalits has won him legions of followers, but also led to threats to his life.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 12, 2015
‘Indian Buddhist Art from Indian Museum, Kolkata’
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LIFE / Travel
Feb 14, 2015
Journey of ‘eat, pray, bathe’ awaits pilgrims to Mount Koya
Although pilgrims have been coming to this center of Shingon Buddhism since its foundation in 816, the 1,200th anniversary of the monastic settlement promises an increase in curious tourists who have heard of Mount Koya’s serenity and want to experience it for themselves.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 22, 2015
Where Buddhism and Shintoism meet
Works from the Tendai Buddhist Gakuenji temple in Shimane Prefecture form the feature exhibition of Kyoto National Museum’s New Year’s show. Tradition tells that the priest Chishun established Gakuenji around the time of the Empress Suiko (554-628) though centuries passed before it was first alluded...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / NAGOYA RESTAURANTS
Dec 30, 2014
Head to a temple for a New Year’s meal
Although there are countless places to visit on New Year’s Eve, one of the liveliest is Osu Kannon, a temple that is busy most days of the year and packed to the brim during the holidays.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2014
Old school is new again at India’s Nalanda
Many years of work by Amartya Sen and an international team of academics has culminated in the reopening, after eight centuries, of Nalanda University — funded mainly by the governments of India, Japan and China — to its first batch of graduate students in two disciplines.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 4, 2014
‘Hirayama Ikuo: Message to the Next Generations’
Ikuo Hirayama (1930-2009), who experienced the World War II atomic bombing of Japan, based his artistic values on his strong Buddhist faith and his search for peace. He traveled along the Silk Road to research the history of Japanese art and worked on many bold and grand paintings with Buddhist themes,...
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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