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Changing Japan From Buddhist Rituals to Marriage Customs
A December 1 1902 dispatch from Nagasaki-Java outlines adjustments in Japanese life influenced by contact with Christian nations. It details Buddhist temple worship in Asakusa Tokyo with coin hoppers and praying rituals, and surveys evolving marriage practices across provinces including betrothal by professional matchmakers, trial periods, and unique ceremonies.
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New York Life Insurance Co
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Asakusa Park
Empire
Buddha
Buddhia
Ling
Toth
Lontherisu
America
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Hany
New Japan
Lincoln
Europe
Tennyson
Shima
Imawa
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Joshu
Hiroshima
Kita Katsushika