The Calvinist International
Philip Jenkins here tells the largely untold story of the persecution and extermination of Christians in Japan. The whole article is worth your close reading. A few points which Dr. Jenkins makes are that religious persecution is not limited to the likes of Christianity and Islam, but is also capable of existing within Buddhism and […]
Here’s at least one reason that Japanese men don’t feel the need to get real girlfriends. This is not a different explanation from the one we posted on yesterday, but rather an offshoot from it. If Japan’s society makes marriage and relationships both difficult and superfluous, then of course something like a virtual substitute will […]
The Guardian has a downright amazing even if uncomfortable article on the disappearance of sex in Japan. Several explanations are given for why younger people are choosing to remain single, but a few center around the current social economy. Some argue that the modern world makes sex and, particularly, meaningful personal relationships, just too difficult: […]