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...coming to the United States." Not exactly, but those who did appear included the head of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, a Muslim statesman, a Hindu swami, teachers of Zen and India's Jain religion, a Sioux medicine man and a psychic ex-astronaut. The program also offered Shinto, Jewish and Buddhist rituals. At week's end representatives of the major faiths spoke at the United Nations...
When it comes to eternity, the practical-minded Japanese have always figured it is wisest to hedge all bets. Consequently their ceremonies of miya-mairi, which correspond to Christian baptisms, are traditionally Shinto, and their funerals are traditionally Buddhist. Now, increasingly, the Japanese are taking to being married in Christian ceremonies. This year 10% of all Japanese marriages are expected to take place in Christian churches-complete with white wedding gown, preacher, organ music and flowers-even though only 1% of Japanese are baptized Christians. At least 36 Protestant chapels in Tokyo cater especially to the "outsiders," but some couples...
Fleets of street-vacuuming machines have been working around the clock. At one ceremony, 700 cleaning ladies solemnly pledged to "do our best to carry out our internationally important duty." At a Shinto shrine, taxi company officials offered prayers "to keep our drivers from getting involved in accidents." At the Mitsukoshi department store, each day has begun with mass English lessons piped over the public address system. And at the Chitose Airport, Lieut. Colonel Toshio Tojo, son of the notorious World War II Prime Minister, has 200 soldiers keeping the runways free of snow. The scene is Sapporo, Japan...
...economy is an expression of a society that values order, security, harmony and industry. Japan has become the world exemplar of what in the West is called the Protestant ethic. The reasons behind Japan's work ethic lie not in its Buddhist and Shinto religions but in its history and geography. The mountainous nation has always been a tough place to scratch out a living. The peasant who did not labor hard simply starved, partly because medieval lords took as much as 80% of his rice crop in taxes. Necessity was transmuted into virtue: the busy man is a good...
...happy to report the completion of a 15-story office building in the city's bustling Otemachi district. It is the sixth building in the world and the first in Asia to bear the Time & Life name. The dedication was in the Japanese fashion, with Shinto priests conducting traditional ceremonies to expel evil spirits...