Book Review: Poetry and Zen: Letters and Uncollected Writings of R. H. Blyth
Raymond Lam
8 July 2022
A look at Norman Waddell’s new anthology of letters, essays, and more from R. H. Blyth
The Hidden Buddha
Gereon Kopf
7 July 2022
An academic account of finding religion and spiritual beings and forces in Japan’s supposedly areligious society
Japanese University Develops Robotic Exoskeleton to Aid Buddhist Pilgrims
Justin Whitaker
11 January 2022
New technology could aid elderly Buddhist pilgrims and others attain religious goals
Japanese Buddhist Monk Combines Electronic Music and Choreography in Prayer Dance for Students
Justin Whitaker
7 January 2022
Ryushin Takiyama brings traditional Japanese culture to the modern world with a dance video set in a Buddhist meditation hall
Buddhist Scholar Duncan Ryuken Williams Wins Prestigious Grawemeyer Religion Prize
Justin Whitaker
14 December 2021
Williams documented the sorrows, hopes, and lives of many of the 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry imprisoned in the United States during WWII
American Shin Buddhist Minister Retires with Final Message on Gratitude
Justin Whitaker
18 November 2021
A Japanese American Shin Buddhist minister offers history and view toward gratitude
Daisetsu Teitarō Suzuki: “Suzuki Zen”
Daniel Millet Gil
28 June 2021
A careful analysis of D. T. Suzuki’s presentation of Zen and his academic critics
Wisteria Maiden in a Rock Garden
Joseph Houseal
11 February 2021
Impressions of Buddhism and personal spirituality reflected.
New York Buddhist Church to Celebrate End of Year with Online Offerings
Justin Whitaker
10 December 2020
Celebrating Japanese culture and Buddhism in America
Master of the Compassionate Chisel: Buddhist Themes in the Prints of Hiratsuka Un’ichi
Meher McArthur
17 June 2020
Tracing movements in 20th century Japanese art-making
Rarified, Recondite, and Abstruse: Zeami’s Nine Stages
Joseph Houseal
13 June 2020
The hidden wisdom of Japanese Noh
