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The ''Japanese Journal of Religious Studies'' is a biannual
open access journal Open access (OA) is a set of principles and a range of practices through which research outputs are distributed online, free of access charges or other barriers. With open access strictly defined (according to the 2001 definition), or libre op ...
of research on
religion in Japan Religion in Japan is manifested primarily in Shinto and in Buddhism, the two main faiths, which Japanese people often practice simultaneously. According to estimates, as many as 80% of the populace follow Shinto rituals to some degree, worshipi ...
. It was established in 1960 as ''Contemporary Religions in Japan'' by the International Institute for the Study of Religions in
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
and published until 1970. It was revived under its current name in 1974 and has since been published by the
Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture The is one of the largest centers in the world devoted to scholarly research on the interface of philosophy and religions within the East and West. Founded in 1976 on the campus of Nanzan University, it has established itself in Japan and around th ...
since 1981.


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Asian Ethnology ''Asian Ethnology'' is an open access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the promotion of research on the peoples and cultures of Asia. It was first published in 1942 at the Catholic University of Peking as ''Folklore Studies'' and subsequentl ...
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* Religion in Japan Japanese studies journals Publications established in 1960 English-language journals Open access journals Biannual journals Religious studies journals {{reli-journal-stub