Set in a fantasy world inspired by ancient Japan, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma takes place 50 years after the land was blown apart in a catastrophe dubbed the Celestial Collapse. Azuma's villages ...

Yutaka Aikawa, a three-time senior missionary and two-time doctorate, finds truth in scientific discovery, spiritual revelation and steadfast discipleship.

Anime characters often face challenges that connect to long-standing Buddhist and Shintō teachings. In this course, students ...

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 ...

Eternally mysterious Mount Fuji, as seen from Lake Kawaguchiko, remains a powerful force in Japanese culture and a must-do hike for truth-seekers despite the crowds and the looming threat of ...

Nearly 100 American men and women from the United States are currently being considered for sainthood. And many Catholics ...

Number_i’s “GOD_i” scores its second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released May 28.

To them this god looked like a somewhat toothy, somewhat bandy-legged, thin-chested, bespectacled little man. But to 70 million Japanese he was divine. He was the Emperor Hirohito.

To call "God Speed You! Black Emperor" a documentary is almost a disservice. It's a nature film, like David Attenborough without all that pesky narration.

COVER STORY | Japanese Breakfast: A Quiet Life In our latest Digital Cover Story, Michelle Zauner talks about the narcissism of art-making, the influence of John Cheever’s short stories, getting ...

He would reply, “When Japan’s economy hits the ceiling and plummets, maybe then people will turn away from Mammon and turn to God.” In the ’90s, the economy tanked and never fully recovered.

An interview with renowned multi-disciplinary Japanese artist, Mariko Mori, on her time studying BA (Hons) Fine Art at Chelsea College of Arts, career and thoughts on art, her involvement with the ...