S. KOREA RESUMES ON-SITE RELIGIOUS SERVICES AMID SOCIAL DISTANCING AND FACE MASKS

Highlights:

• Due to less than 20 cases of covid 19 reported in South Korea, lockdowns have been relaxed.
• Buddhist and Christian communities resume on-site services amid all the precautionary measures

With the ease in social distancing norms, South Kor...

CORONAVIRUS UPDATES FOR 17.03.2020: US RECESSION LOOMING BIG

162 countries impacted, Tokyo has not yet cancelled the Olympics. However unless coronavirus wanes by May, the scheduled June 24, 2020, Olympics have slim chances of going through. In another huge development, Trump declared that given the situation with coronavirus, the US economy is headed towa...

Clever ideas implemented to increase temple tourism

Japan’s temples are major attractions for the foreign tourists. Despite that, the recent year’s data showed reduced visits to temples. The temple committee monitored the records and realized their main revenue had been from people who spent more on the Buddhist practices like weddings...