My Japanese aunt turned 100 years old this year, and for as long as I can remember, she's always been a graceful and elegant ...

MIYAKI, Saga (Japan): A unique Shinto ritual predicting the fortune ... the “Okayu Hall” within the shrine grounds, where Chief Priest Masahiro Higashi, 85, announced the divination results.

A Shinto priest explains the ancient Japanese religion – and the crucial, often forgotten role women played in keeping it alive after World War II. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hopes to send a ...

NAMIE, Fukushima Prefecture--Shinto priest Nobuhiko Ise is not one to forget his roots in Fukushima Prefecture, where the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster triggered a nuclear catastrophe that ...

Many have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishida says any real-world attempts to mimic 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' will not be tolerated ...

In the past, Japanese funerals were deeply rooted in Buddhist and Shinto traditions. They were often held at home or in temples ... Held the night before the funeral, the wake is a gathering of close ...

The company even asked a Shinto priest to conduct a purification ritual and offer prayers for operational safety as it continues to try to resolve the problem. The phenomenon surfaced around late ...

The holy Japanese shinto temple strongly recalls the ancient ... According to this legend, a Christian priest named Prester John ruled as monarch over a vast and wealthy Christian Empire.

A horse-led march is heralding the arrival of spring in a traditional Shinto festival in the disaster-hit Noto Peninsula, central Japan.