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Religious Freedom In Japan: Research Needs In History And Social Science

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Today Japan is in many ways more religiously free than most Western nations, although levels of religiosity are also comparatively quite low. Key areas for research freedom related research include: the historical causes of Japan's astonishingly rapid turnaround post-World War II from a nation that actively discriminated against minority religious groups to one that supports religious freedom; religious freedom conditions in Japan's prisons and detention facilities; challenges of cultural integration of immigrants bringing greater religious diversity to Japan; faith-based charity and disaster relief; and the small but still worrisome faction of nationalist Japanese who are seeking to reestablish state-sponsored Shintoism.

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  • Kevin Cooney, 2013. "Religious Freedom In Japan: Research Needs In History And Social Science," The Review of Faith & International Affairs, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(2), pages 74-81, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rfiaxx:v:11:y:2013:i:2:p:74-81
    DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2013.808035
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