Indonesia boasts the world’s biggest Muslim population. Plenty of Japanese use the mosque to pray, officials said. “We hope to make this mosque a place that all Muslims feel free to visit ...

The prayers include recitation of the opening chapter of the Quran (Surat Al Fatiha) and are sometimes performed on a small rug or mat used exclusively for this purpose. Muslim men pray together ...

Prayer of the Seven Last Words O divine Jesus, incarnate Son of god, for our salvation you consented to be born in a stable, to spend you whole life amid poverty, trials, and misery, and to die ...

The killing of a Japanese schoolboy in China has sparked an outpouring of anger and soul searching over the rise of extreme nationalism in the country, with some accusing the government of fanning ...

Kyoto, Japan in the spring. Experts say the best time to visit Japan is during the cherry blossom season from late March to mid-May. In Japan, fall foliage stretches late into the year ...

The average life expectancy of Japanese people is at an all-time high with women faring than men, according to the health ministry’s data for 2019 released July 31. Women in Japan now have an ...

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

37.5 x 56.5 cm. (14.8 x 22.2 in.) ...

Job 21:14-15 “Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us: for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty that we should serve Him? And what profit should we have if we pray unto ...

Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s new prime minister after winning his party’s leadership contest on Friday, following a crowded race that ended in a runoff vote.

excerpt from the “Book of Common Prayer” “We who are here present thank the Great Spirit that we are here to praise Him. / We thank Him that He has created men and women, and ordered that ...

And while praying to the river goddess, and treating them with respect is a common, long-followed ritual, another one that comes to mind is tossing coins into the river. And this is common not ...