Of populous countries, Japan, then U.S., ranks lowest in religious restrictions and hostilities

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Pagoda at the Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Image by Gaddict; licensed by Pixabay.

Among the world’s most populous countries, Japan ranks lowest in terms of government restrictions and social hostilities involving religion, and the United States and South Africa are essentially tied as the second lowest, a new study by the Pew …