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Major Religions: Folk Shinto 51.8%, Buddhism 34.9%, Shinto sects 4%, Christianity 2.3%, Others 7% Some scholars believe the Nestorian version of Christianity existed in Japan in the 6th century. While ...

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

Buddhism also is losing adherents through disaffiliation in some countries. For example, 23% of adults surveyed in Japan and 13% in South Korea say they were raised as Buddhists but don’t identify ...

Shikoku is the smallest of Japan's four main islands ... of the Henro and the founder of the Shingon School of Japanese Buddhism. Priests began visiting Shikoku after his death, followed by ...