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At first glance it might seem that religion has no place in the lives of East Asians. Adults are rarely seen praying and many say they do not consider it important, to the extent that the rates of disaffiliation are among the highest in the world.
The research notes that the term religion itself is an important point in the research; “common translations of ‘religion’ often are understood to refer to organized, hierarchical forms of religion, such as Christianity or new religious movements – not to traditional Asian forms of spirituality,” reads the report.
Specifically, in Japan, 42 per cent of the population does not identify with any religion, but those who declare themselves Buddhist are 46 per cent while70 per cent say that they had brought offerings to temples in the past year. In general, ancestors are important throughout the region, whose support many people say they felt and feel in their lives.
These are the highest percentages recorded so far by the Pew Research Center in various countries around the world.
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