“Temple Scent Project” led by IFOHS Researcher Hisayo Mizuno and team published in Chugainippo

International study led by IFOHS researcher Mariko Kanamori reveals similarities and differences in animal welfare perspectives between the UK and Japan

New paper by Uchida Lab members on negative aspects of social capital, published in Social Science & Medicine

“Buddhabot” and “Catechism Bot” Developed by Prof. Kumagai and His Team Featured in The Asahi Shimbun

Digital Edition of Associate Prof. Kameyama’s Book The Development of Esoteric Buddhist Thought in the Heian Period Now Available on “Chieumi”

Associate Prof. Kameyama Receives Award from The Japan Federation of Societies for the Study of Religions

IFOHS Director Prof. Yukiko Uchida Appears on PIVOT Talk to Discuss Japanese Well-Being from a Cultural Psychological Perspective

IFOHS Assistant Professor Hayakawa Presents at the 25th Japan–Germany Joint Lecture in Heidelberg

AI Chatbot “BuddhaBot” Developed by IFOHS Prof. Kumagai Featured on German Radio

“Protestant Catechism Bot” Developed by Prof. Kumagai and Team Featured in Multiple Media Outlets

“Protestant Catechism Bot” Newly Developed by IFOHS Prof. Kumagai’s Team

UEHIRO Research Division Presentation “Ethics and Ways of Life in the Post-Growth Era through the Older Layers of Japanese Thought and Culture” Held in December