Introduction,by S Matsumoto. Shinto,by K Ueda. Buddhism,by N Tamaru. Christianity,by N Suzuki. Folk religion,by H Miyake. New religions, by K Arai. Religion and state,by T Nakano. Religion and education,by N Inoue. Urbanization, depopulation,and religion,by K Ishii. Aspects of the rebirth of religion,by S Shimazono. Internationalization in Japanese religion,by D Reid. Religious organizations in Japanese law, by Y Kawawata. Aum Shinrikyo,by K Ishii. Statistics.