Beneath the chants of Exorcism in Japan, something stirs. The dead still listen, and the living still try to talk them down.

Visiting a Shinto shrine requires more than quiet admiration—it calls for an understanding of its rituals, from purifying hands to offering prayers. Observing these customs offers a glimpse into Japan ...

In the mid-19th century, Japan was relatively isolated from the Western world. Most Americans knew almost nothing about the ...

The Daring Rescue of Japan’s Jewish Refugees by Jundai Yamada, published in 2025, is a powerful and touching work that sheds ...

Rooted in Japan, Shinto blends nature, ritual, and myth—but can it thrive beyond its homeland?

A teacher in Japan has helping students come to grips with the English language by using Hideo Kojima’s P.T. as the learning ...

That's one way to keep the memory of 'P.T.' alive: making it an educational tool to help schoolkids learn another language.

Two-way ability of the Dodgers star to pitch and hit in the same game is inspiring high school athletes to do the same.

The Tsunan Secondary School in Niigata wrote in a blog – found and translated by Automaton – that one of its assistant ...

After more than three decades away, the Grand Sumo Tournament returned to the Royal Albert Hall for only its’ second ever international competition. The five day tournament hosted by the Japan Sumo ...

UNLEASH your potential with Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu (TSKSR), a continuous, 600-year-old Japanese martial tradition that is preserved in a thriving and growing community in Manila. The school ...

Yet when it does, Britain holds a peculiar appeal. This was only the second five-day sumo tournament ever held abroad; the ...