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As Japan’s popularity soars, many travelers want to experience the country beyond the usual crowded hotspots. I’ve been on ...
Beijing condemns the Nobel Peace Prize winner — who has led a lifelong campaign for greater autonomy for Tibet.
The Art of Simple Living: 100 Daily Practices from a Japanese Zen Monk for a Lifetime of Calm and Joy Shunmyo Masuno, trans. from the Japanese by Allison Markin Powell. Penguin, $20 (224p) ISBN ...
Even the most devout monk who's found true enlightenment would agree that a rip behind the wheel of this thing would cure ...
The first instalment of this four-part series looks at some of the early figures who paved the way for marathon runners in ...
Japan is combining cutting-edge 3D scanning with centuries-old craftsmanship to protect cultural heritage from climate change ...
South Korea and Japan’s ties have a complicated history but a dispute over a 14th-century Buddhist statue only added to the ...
Pure Land Foundation has released a Pride Month YouTube series on LGBTQ+ identity and self-love with Buddhist monk and LGBTQ+ ...
A staff member unveils the cover of "Avatamsaka Sutra, Volume 22, Main Text, in Gold on Indigo Paper" during a media briefing ...
Just two months after a 14th-century Korean Buddhist statue, previously stolen from a Japanese temple and brought to Korea, ...
Tibetan resilience against China's historical revisionism and cultural suppression highlights the shared values with Japan.