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Japanese Buddhist Sect Probes Nun's Sexual Harassment Claims
- Tuesday March 5, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
One of Japan's biggest Buddhist sects said Tuesday it has launched a probe after a nun accused a monk of sexually assaulting her for 14 years and an eminent priest of turning a blind eye.
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Why Japanese Monks Are Sharing Videos Of Things They Can Do In Traditional Robes
- Friday January 4, 2019
- Offbeat | Sanya Jain
Japanese monks are posting videos on Twitter which show them doing things like juggling and skipping while wearing their traditional robes after a monk was pulled over for driving in his robe.
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Buddha And Bronzer: The Japanese Monk Who Loves Make-Up
- Thursday November 8, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
As make-up artist Kodo Nishimura sashays into a room in Tokyo balanced on pin-thin heels, he could hardly look less like a practising Buddhist monk.
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Need Some Guidance? This App Helps You With Sermons From Buddhist Monks
- Friday June 29, 2018
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
Feeling uncertain about life? Need guidance? A Japanese firm is launching a new service allowing you to talk to a smart speaker and receive a sermon from Buddhist monks.
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'Funky' Monk Who Moonlights As DJ Now Teaches Grannies How To Make Music
- Friday June 15, 2018
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
At a remote temple in Japan cradled by a croissant-shaped mountain range, Akinobu Tatsumi leads a rare double life -- as a Buddhist monk who preaches about DJing.
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Brutal Hours Aren't Just For Salarymen: Japanese Monk Sues Temple For Overwork
- Friday May 18, 2018
- World News | Anna Fifield, Yuki Oda, The Washington Post
Brutally long working hours are not just the preserve of Japanese office workers and laborers. Now, a Buddhist monk who works at a temple on the famed Mount Koya is suing his employers over his heavy workload, saying the early starts and late nights have made him depressed.
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Monks Delivered Via Amazon As Role Of Japanese Temples Fade
- Saturday January 30, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
In Japan, where communal ties to local Buddhist temples are fading, families have in recent years been able to go online to find a Buddhist monk to perform funerals and other rituals.
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Japanese Buddhist Monks Compete In Test Of Skills
- Wednesday December 9, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Japanese Buddhist monks strutted their stuff today in a contest highlighting skills in chanting sutras, giving funeral sermons and, surprisingly, loud karate chops.
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Japanese Monk Goes 9 Days Without Food, Water or Sleep
- Wednesday October 21, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Japanese Buddhist monk today finished a gruelling nine-day ritual without eating, drinking, or sleeping as he chanted sutras 100,000 times, reports said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Japanese Buddhist Sect Probes Nun's Sexual Harassment Claims
- Tuesday March 5, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
One of Japan's biggest Buddhist sects said Tuesday it has launched a probe after a nun accused a monk of sexually assaulting her for 14 years and an eminent priest of turning a blind eye.
- www.ndtv.com
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Why Japanese Monks Are Sharing Videos Of Things They Can Do In Traditional Robes
- Friday January 4, 2019
- Offbeat | Sanya Jain
Japanese monks are posting videos on Twitter which show them doing things like juggling and skipping while wearing their traditional robes after a monk was pulled over for driving in his robe.
- www.ndtv.com
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Buddha And Bronzer: The Japanese Monk Who Loves Make-Up
- Thursday November 8, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
As make-up artist Kodo Nishimura sashays into a room in Tokyo balanced on pin-thin heels, he could hardly look less like a practising Buddhist monk.
- www.ndtv.com
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Need Some Guidance? This App Helps You With Sermons From Buddhist Monks
- Friday June 29, 2018
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
Feeling uncertain about life? Need guidance? A Japanese firm is launching a new service allowing you to talk to a smart speaker and receive a sermon from Buddhist monks.
- www.ndtv.com
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'Funky' Monk Who Moonlights As DJ Now Teaches Grannies How To Make Music
- Friday June 15, 2018
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
At a remote temple in Japan cradled by a croissant-shaped mountain range, Akinobu Tatsumi leads a rare double life -- as a Buddhist monk who preaches about DJing.
- www.ndtv.com
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Brutal Hours Aren't Just For Salarymen: Japanese Monk Sues Temple For Overwork
- Friday May 18, 2018
- World News | Anna Fifield, Yuki Oda, The Washington Post
Brutally long working hours are not just the preserve of Japanese office workers and laborers. Now, a Buddhist monk who works at a temple on the famed Mount Koya is suing his employers over his heavy workload, saying the early starts and late nights have made him depressed.
- www.ndtv.com
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Monks Delivered Via Amazon As Role Of Japanese Temples Fade
- Saturday January 30, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
In Japan, where communal ties to local Buddhist temples are fading, families have in recent years been able to go online to find a Buddhist monk to perform funerals and other rituals.
- www.ndtv.com
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Japanese Buddhist Monks Compete In Test Of Skills
- Wednesday December 9, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Japanese Buddhist monks strutted their stuff today in a contest highlighting skills in chanting sutras, giving funeral sermons and, surprisingly, loud karate chops.
- www.ndtv.com
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Japanese Monk Goes 9 Days Without Food, Water or Sleep
- Wednesday October 21, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Japanese Buddhist monk today finished a gruelling nine-day ritual without eating, drinking, or sleeping as he chanted sutras 100,000 times, reports said.
- www.ndtv.com