World & Nation
Asia: The prime minister wants the emperor to be the nation’s moral authority, not a god. That’s not a bad thing.
May 19, 2000
Movies
Mitsuo Yanagimachi’s “Himatsuri” (Sunday at the Nuart for one week) is a superbly made, gloriously beautiful and remarkably subtle film lamenting man’s tragic loss of contact with nature.
Nov. 16, 1985
Abortion is an accepted birth control practice in Japan.
April 23, 1989
California
O.C. followers find refuge in nonjudgmental atmosphere of religion founded by Japanese businessman.
Oct. 23, 1999
Pope Francis will go to Thailand and Japan in November, expected to call for nuclear disarmament and to honor the countries’ Catholic communities.
Sept. 13, 2019
Archives
Practitioners will keep ancient traditions and skills alive with the customary tear-down cycle of their most sacred shrine at Ise.
April 24, 2005
How do you apologize without admitting that you were wrong?
May 27, 2000
A bent, frail Emperor Hirohito led ceremonies marking the 40th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender today, and Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone visited a shrine for Japan’s war dead.
Aug. 15, 1985
So the Supreme Court is confused about how to apply the First Amendment provision about religion to the display of creches, saying that it is all right in one situation but not in another.
July 23, 1989
In the monstrous worship hall of the Rissho Kosei Kai, busloads of believers alight to behold wiggling cheerleaders in purple sequins, band members pounding out the bouncy strains of “Anchors Aweigh” and a gleaming gold Buddha with bright blue curls.
Oct. 16, 1995