South Korea is a country where all the world’s major religions, Christianity, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Islam, peacefully coexist with shamanism. According to the 2015 statistics, 44% of South Koreans identified with a religion. What is Korea main religion? Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the Constitution in Korea. According to […]
After Life The spiritual energy, or kami, in everyone is released and recycled at the time of death. The spirits live in another world, the most sacred of which is called “the other world of heaven.” These other worlds are not seen as a paradise or a punishment. Instead the […]
778.1 thousand Chinese. In 2020, approximately 778.1 thousand Chinese nationals were living in Japan, representing a decrease from around 813.7 thousand Chinese residents in the previous year. After a slight decrease in 2013, the number of Chinese residents living in Japan had been increasing constantly until that year. Are there […]
eight million kami. There are eight million kami—a number that, in traditional Japanese culture, can be considered synonymous with infinity. Throughout the islands of Japan, you’ll encounter these deities at shrines, monuments and in popular culture time and again. These are seven of the most prominent Shinto kami. What gods […]
Nippon-koku. In English, the modern official title of the country is simply “Japan”, one of the few countries to have no “long form” name. The official Japanese-language name is Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku (日本国), literally “State of Japan”. What do Japanese call themselves? The Japanese call themselves “Nihonjin” and their language […]
Seventy years ago this December 13th, the Japanese Imperial Army began its seizure of Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China. Japanese troops killed remnant Chinese soldiers in violation of the laws of war, murdered Chinese civilians, raped Chinese women, and destroyed or stole Chinese property on a scale […]
Shinto and Buddhism: The Two Major Religions of Japan. What are Japan’s 2 main religions? Religion once featured heavily in Japan’s public sphere, with both Shintō and Buddhism each being the state religion at different points in Japanese history. However, secularism has been a prominent aspect of Japanese society since […]
Shinto is polytheistic and revolves around the kami, supernatural entities believed to inhabit all things. The link between the kami and the natural world has led to Shinto being considered animistic. The kami are worshiped at kamidana household shrines, family shrines, and jinja public shrines. What are the basic beliefs […]
OVERALL RISK : LOW Generally, Japan is a very safe country to travel to, probably one of the safest. Still, never let your guard down, and be wary of pickpockets and scammers as you would in any other country. What are the dangers in Japan? Japan has its fair share […]
The indigenous religion of Japan, Shintō, coexists with various sects of Buddhism, Christianity, and some ancient shamanistic practices, as well as a number of “new religions” (shinkō shukyō) that have emerged since the 19th century. What is Japan’s main religion? Shinto (“the way of the gods”) is the indigenous faith […]
The origin of the name Japan is not certain, but researchers say it probably came from the Malayan ″Japung″ or the Chinese ″Riben,″ meaning roughly land of the rising sun. Historians say the Japanese called their country Yamato in its early history, and they began using Nippon around the seventh […]
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China and is an “inalienable part” of the country. Due to its special status, Hong Kong is able to exercise a high degree of autonomy and enjoy executive, legislative, and independent judicial power. Is Hong Kong a country Yes or no? Hong […]
Definitions STAT China Comparative slightly smaller than the US Land 9.33 million sq km Ranked 3rd. 25 times more than Japan Per capita 7.01 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 148th. 2 times more than Japan Total 9.6 million sq km Ranked 5th. 25 times more than Japan Is Japan […]
China and Japan may not have fought militarily since the 1940s, but they’ve never stopped battling over the past. Which country is Japan best friend? The ties between the US and Japan go far beyond both the cultural bonds and the shared cultural values that have emerged between us. The […]
On 15 August 1945 China’s long nightmare came to an end. Two weeks later, in Tokyo Bay, Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender. When was Japan separated from China? Before 1949. China and Japan are geographically separated only by a relatively narrow stretch of ocean. China has strongly influenced Japan […]