Adjacent to the temple is a pet crematorium. Head priest Junkyo Narita says, "Cremated tortoise shells are pretty. One snake ...

Today, the Theravada (or Hinayana) branch of Buddhism predominates in Ceylon, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos. The Mahayana branch prevails in China, Tibet, and Japan, and to lesser extent in ...

More than 3,000 members of Japan's largest Yakuza gang recently ... His girlfriend and older brother allowed me to attend the traditional Buddhist funeral that was about to take place.

It was only this year that Bibeam was given the Buddhist cremation her parents ... "I am very satisfied and happy that my baby can have her funeral rite like others," her mother, 26-year-old ...

Good stories and artistic talent know no boundaries, and those captivated by exceptional cinematic experiences often look past subtitles. As cinema spreads across the globe, Japan shines as one of the ...

Here’s how it works. Sometimes, the search for the biggest scare possible may take you overseas and into an exploration of Japanese horror movies. There are many great Asian horror movies ...

(241216) -- GAZA, Dec. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend a funeral of journalist Ahmed Al-Louh at a hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Dec. 16, 2024. At least 25 Palestinians were ...

A Japanese company has programmed a popular robot, Pepper, to perform Buddhist funeral rites. But will society ever accept artificial intelligence as religious authorities and ritual specialists?

TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer price inflation probably accelerated in November, driven by persistently high rice prices and the phasing out of utility subsidies, a Reuters poll ...

Latur, Dec 8 (PTI) Members of the Buddhist community held a funeral along a state highway in Maharashtra’s Latur district on Sunday, claiming they do not have a dedicated crematorium. The protest ...