Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A drone picture shows a mask placed on a 57-metre-high statue of Buddhist goddess Kannon to pray for the end of the coronavirus ...

TOKYO - The Kamiyacho Open Terrace cafe in central Tokyo has all the trappings of a trendy establishment — good coffee, homemade dessert, an airy terrace. But what makes the cafe truly interesting is ...

How did Buddhism become one of Japan’s defining religions? In this animated historical documentary, Kings and Generals traces the journey of Buddhism from India to China and Korea, and finally to ...

The towering waves that splintered thousands of Japanese homes and lives has forced the country to rethink one of its most sacred Buddhist practices: how it treats the dead. Subscribe to read this ...