WorldWide Religious News
Asia/Pacific - Japan
- Police chief shooting case tied to Japan subway gassing dropped
Mari Yamaguchi (AP, March 30, 2010) - Report: Sarin gas attack victims higher
("UPI," March 11, 2010) - Aum tip preceded attack: Kunimatsu
("Kyodo News," February 22, 2010) - Japanese monk gets down with the beat for Buddhism
Toshi Maeda ("Reuters ," February 8, 2010) - Institute on Religion and Public Policy condemns kidnappings
("Baltic-Review," January 31, 2010) - Japan's largest Buddhist sect to start suicide hotline
("The Mainichi Daily News," January 23, 2010) - Doomsday cult member faces execution
(AFP, January 19, 2010) - 2 religious group members arrested for murder after failing to seek medical care for son
("The Mainichi Daily News," January 14, 2010) - Vandals target Protestant churches in Kansai
Hisashi Ayuzawa ("The Asahi Shimbun," December 15, 2009) - Japanese Church on abortion and suicide: respecting life to improve the world
("AsiaNews," December 11, 2009) - Death penalty for cult member
(AFP, December 10, 2009) - Meditation with monks
Helen Anderson ("Sydney Morning Herald," November 28, 2009) - As Japan’s Mediums Die, Ancient Tradition Fades
By Martin Fackler ("New York Times," August 20, 2009) - China protests as Uighur leader plans Japan visit
(AFP, July 27, 2009) - Japan's 'Happy Science' Sect Launches Political Party
(AFP, May 25, 2009) - Buddhist temples target smoking
By Yasumasa Kanasugi ("Yomiuri Shimbun," March 6, 2009) - Japanese Christian martyrs to be beatified
By Yuri Kageyama (AP, November 21, 2008) - TOKYO: Buddhist sect wins Unkei statue
("The Asahi Shimbun," March 26, 2008) - Whatever happened to Yamagishi?
By John Spiri ("The Japan Times," January 15, 2008) - Report: Daughters of jailed Japanese doomsday cult leader sue over prison care
(AP, December 29, 2007)
