Top stories in Paganism and Shinto this week: Green Shinto blog features Paganism and Wicca in Japan. Plus: Japanese folk rituals approved for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list; Prince Akishino questions Japanese government financing of Shinto rite Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto this week: Witches now outnumber Presbyterians in US; Worldwide press reacts. Plus: Pagans lose court fight over breaking Stonehenge rules; Warehouse at Meiji Shrine burns down Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto this week: Official support group launched for Pagans in UK military. Plus: Man arrested for stealing 30 yen from Shinto shrine’s collection box; Easter Island demands British Museum give back 1,800-year-old stone statue Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto this week: Satanic Temple sues Netflix over Sabrina’s baphomet statue. Plus: Japanese citizens to file suit against emperor’s Shinto enthronement rites; Wicca emerged as controversy in West Virginia election Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto for October 21st – November 4th: Press focus on modern witchcraft and Samhain celebrations for Halloween season. Plus:: New Sabrina TV series provokes mixed reactions; US Shinto shrine holds ceremony for felled trees Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto for October 21st – 29th: Princess Ayako has Shinto wedding at Meiji Shrine. Plus: Druid event in Tennessee sparks protest from Christians; Hospital employee fired over beard he says required by ‘Norse Pagan Heathen’ faith Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto this week: Icelanders abandon National State Church, as Ásatrú continues to grow. Plus: Shinto shrine adopts cashless system to accommodate Chinese tourists; Massive rare Viking ship revealed by radar Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto for October 7th – 14th: ‘War shrine’ chief priest to quit after criticism of Emperor. Plus: Witches turn to magic in response to Kavanaugh; First ancient stone Thor’s Hammer found in Iceland Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto for October 1st – 7th: Pagan beliefs common in religious and nonreligious Americans, research finds. Plus: Inmates sue prison, claim they are unable to practise Asatru; 1000 Goddesses to gather to balance Divine Feminine and Masculine, Read more