Writer, author of The Awei Series, and cat foster parent. Her favorite games include Dragon Age, Pokémon, Final Fantasy XIV, Team Ico games, Ōkami, and RPG maker horror games. She also loves pasta and ...

TOKYO -- Gen. Douglas MacArthur tonight ordered the Japanese government to withdraw its sponsorship and financial support from state Shintoism which embraces the belief that the emperor is a god ...

When Japanese Emperor Akihito visits B.C. from July 10 to 14th, he will bring with him the power and glory of his country’s main religion, Shintoism. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

The festival is a rare combination of Buddhist and Shinto traditions, as a shrine and temple jointly run it. The festivities center around the 18 four-meter-tall floats known as Hikiyama. Each float ...

Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - Shintoism is the oldest traditional religion in Japan, begun by the pre-historic peoples living in central Asia, and has been left as it is today after a long co-existence ...

Faithfuls and tourists gathered around a pool at the Ise Jingu shrine to cleanse themselves by washing their hands and rinsing their mouths before proceeding to make prayers to goddess Omikami. (PHOTO ...

Special to The New York Times. New York Times subscribers* enjoy full access to TimesMachine—view over 150 years of New York Times journalism, as it originally appeared. *Does not include Games-only ...