YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — A ceremony that began with a Shinto blessing signaled the completion Friday of a combined heat and power plant designed to give this airlift hub in western Tokyo energy ...

American Kit Cox, 35, works as an electrical engineer and enjoys biking and playing piano. But what some might consider surprising about Cox, who was raised as Methodist, is that she practices the ...

Small wooden plaques used to express wishes to gods have been hung up at Shinto shrines for centuries. But in the age of social media, some people are opting to cover what they have written using a ...

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — An overgrown jungle thicket in the middle of this sprawling base has been reborn. For years, a Shinto prayer site stood virtually inaccessible in a wooded area just off ...

Japanese believers must be wary of falling into syncretism again, evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi warns. Christianity Today interviews Yoichi Yamaguchi, director of the International Mission ...

This article explores the part Shinto has played in Japanese life and culture throughout the country's history, and its shared its spiritual, cultural, and political roles with Buddhism and ...

A religion with no founder, no scriptures and only a loosely organised priesthood By Jeffrey Somers Shinto is one of the oldest religions in the world. Related to some of the religions of Korea, ...