A Japanese research team has discovered a new mineral within jadeite, the national stone of Japan, and named it “Amaterasuite” after the sun goddess Amaterasu-omikami from Japanese mythology. The name and the mineral have been officially...
A trip to Japan usually involves at least one visit to a Shinto shrine. Unlike other religious sites, Shinto shrines do not have subdivisions or categories that define and divide faith or community. Instead, each shrine may house multiple gods...