This new book by Hongō Kazuto covers all the ... sects offering salvation for the masses arose in Japan, represented by the Pure Land sects founded by Hōnen (Jōdoshū) and Shinran (Jōdoshinsh ...

What’s it really like to buy land in Japan’s rural areas? Join me as I share my journey to owning a plot in Nikko, Japan. From managing real estate surprises to envisioning a countryside lifestyle, ...

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A lot of people born and raised ... My taxes are $183 a year. In Japan, homes over 22 years old are depreciated, so that $183 is just on the land. There's no tax on the house because it's ancient.

This photo shows a spread of the picture book "Kudamono" (written by Kazuko Hirayama and published by Fukuinkan Shoten Publishers Inc.), for which Bookstart Japan ... for all people to begin ...

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TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday ... NHK said a tsunami, estimated to be as high as 1 meter (3.2 feet), reached land within 30 minutes of the quake. The waters detected ...

More than two decades ago, Ms. Yamashita began offering seminars in Japan on danshari, the Japanese art of decluttering. In 2009, her book “The ... is about returning people to a state in ...

00 people. The quake happened at 9:19 p.m. local time, data from the agency shows. It was not immediately known if anyone was injured or whether any structures on land had been damaged.