"Law 89 was criticized for its vague notion of “victims”… …This is simply another nail in the coffin of freedom of rel…"

"…some radical voices in the Japanese media ask precisely that politicians should be prevented from cooperating in any…"

"We call on all churches and religions that have a presence in Japan to speak out against the new asset-freezing law a…"

"As foreign observers of the situation in Japan, I and other scholars realized that the context of what we regard as m…"

"How can believers who have donated freely and with joy protect their donations from greedy relatives who, during the …"

"There are many points about the kami-concept that cannot be fully understood, and there is some disagreement even amo…"

"With the massacre of Shimabara ends the real history of the Portuguese and Spanish missions. After that event, Christ…"

"the religion of the Jesuits could never have adapted itself to the social conditions of Japan; and by the fact of thi…"

"I happen to have been among the first non-Japanese scholars to visit Perfect Liberty (PL) Kyodan, both in Japan and i…"

"Another distinguishing characteristic of Shintō lies in what may be called its corporateness. In many other religions…"