Two Empires In Japan Two Empires In Japan by John M.L. Young and The Christian Confrontation with Shinto Nationalism by Kun Sam Lee were the two books I used for this topic. The former, an intimate 100 year chronicle of the persecution by the Asian government with their demands that all people bow in Kyujo-yohai, ( worshipping the Imperial House from afar); and the struggle of the Japanese Christians in times of compromise and triumph under such totalitarian pressure. The latter a more detailed
Japanese “new religions” is not one of the easiest concepts to understand. In fact, it can cause much confusion. One of the hardest parts in understanding this is determining what the new religions are. Modern Japan is very diverse in the sense they allow their group of people to be apart of any religion they choose. This is also what makes Japan, the unique country that they are. The diversity of religions in Japan originated from the indigenous religions such as Shinto and Buddhism.