Yuri Chekalin

Yuri Chekalin22.02.2022

Recently, my friends from Moscow sent me two cans of dietary supplement Algasgel. They wanted to know my expert opinion on what kind of market there might be in Japan for such products. Since I have been dealing with this topic for quite a long time, I decided to present my answer in the form […]

Yuri Chekalin03.02.2022

A record 2,170 cases of child abuse were investigated last year in Japan, up 1.7 percent from the previous year, as the coronavirus pandemic continued to reduce opportunities for welfare workers to intervene, a police report showed Thursday. The number of minors referred to child welfare centers nationwide due to suspicion of abuse, meanwhile, also […]

Yuri Chekalin01.02.2022

Tokyo reports 14,445 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 81,655. The Tokyo metropolitan government on Tuesday reported 14,445 new coronavirus cases, up 2,694 from Monday and up 1,632 from last Tuesday. By age group, 2,824 cases were in their 20s, 2,549 in their 30s, 2,279 in their 40s and 1,469 in their 50s, while 1,642 were […]

Yuri Chekalin28.01.2022

Staffers have accused the top director of the World Health Organization in the Western Pacific of racist, unethical and abusive behavior that has undermined the U.N. health agency’s efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic. The allegations were laid out in an internal complaint filed in October and in an email last week sent by unidentified […]

Yuri Chekalin15.12.2021

In Shinto, the term jinja is used for a shrine, or more literally the dwelling place of Kami. Many people probably have a mental picture of a building whenever they think of a Shinto shrine. It is said that we now have 80,000 such buildings in Japan, of which 6,000 have resident kannushi (Shinto masters).Out […]

Yuri Chekalin19.11.2021

In Shinto, heaven, earth, and humanity are different manifestations of one life energy. In recent years there has been much talk of climate change and the disastrous consequences of human impact on the environment. We are constantly urged to limit our consumption of fossil fuels and live more respectfully with nature. This practical task of […]

Yuri Chekalin19.07.2020

Many Japanese visit Shinto shrines for devotional purposes and yet have their funerals held at Buddhist temples. In recent years, Christian-style weddings have become fashionable, making the situation even more complicated. Many Western observers find Japanese spiritual practices hard to disentangle and so are tempted to dismiss Japanese spirituality as convoluted and confused. In their […]

Yuri Chekalin15.06.2020

Ancient Japanese have expressed the world after death in various ways. Beyond death, one is said to go to the following variously expressed realms: the eternal land, or the land of root (tokoyonokuni, or nenokuni) the hidden world (astral world) (kakuriyo) the land of the dead (Hades) (yominokuni) the mountain, where the dead become guardian […]

Yuri Chekalin04.06.2020

During the period of transition from this world to the other world of Yukai, the hidden world of subtle energy, the spirit-soul is at its most vulnerable. It can be likened to a delicate butterfly, at the moment of emergence from its chrysalis. Therefore, there are spirits of Kami entrusted with the task of protecting […]

Yuri Chekalin29.05.2020

Starting today, a new blog “CommentaTHOR” has been launched. It will be devoted to politics and humor. Here is our constant category of Satire & Humor. Enjoy: The Most Respected Hypocrites Social Features of Taste We invite everyone to participate in the creation of this magazine and to send us your articles. Articles are not […]

Yuri Chekalin

Dietary supplements market size in Japan

In Japan record number of child abuse, domestic violence cases reported in 2021

Tokyo reports record number of new coronavirus cases

WHO staff accuse Japanese director of racist, abusive behavior

No need for a “building”

Caring for the spirit of nature

Why Do Kannushi Not Perform the Funeral at the Shinto Shrine?

Ancient Views of the World After Death

The Spirits Protect the Dead During the Transition to the Astral World

New Blog About Politics and Humor

Winston Churchill Through My Father’s Eyes

World War I Heroes In Memoriam: Part One

Build Where We Can, Not Where We Want

MUFG Bank Fires Worker for Stealing Over ¥1 Bil from Customers