Shinto

At the Morikami, who you gonna call?

23 May 2012

The 19th century silk scroll "Courtesan Plucking Daruma's Beard," from artist Bairinsai Setsuzan, is part of "Ghosts, Goblins and Gods: The Supernatural in Japanese Art," running through Sept. 16 at the Morikami Museum and Natural Gardens.

Yin and Yang in Japan

22 May 2012

As Tokyo recovers from the aftermath of 2011's earthquake, it's time to discover a calm city of complementary opposites.

Coalition partner chief tells Noda to ax censured ministers

12 May 2012

Financial services minister Shozaburo Jimi on Saturday urged Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to dismiss two Cabinet ministers censured by the Upper House, to help smooth the passage of critical social security and tax reform bills in the Diet, ruling coalition lawmakers said. Jimi heads Kokumin Shinto (People's New Party), the junior coalition partner of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, and ...