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The Shinto Hadaka Matsuri, translated as the “Naked Festival,” begins in early February. This year, some changes will take place at various Shinto shrines, and one celebration will begin allowing women to participate for the first time in 1,250 years.
Beijing hopes to use the faithful’s adoration of the goddess Mazu to manipulate elections in Taiwan.
Scientists have detected one of the most powerful cosmic rays ever observed. Named after the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu, the particle rivals the famous “Oh-My-God” particle observed in 1991 – and appears to come from a blank area of the sky.
TWH commemorates Trans Day of Remembrance, 2023, acknowledging the disproportionate violence against trans people.
Correspondent Sean McShee describes the research connecting the domestication of horses to the spread of languages.