Some people in Japan call them “new religious movements.” Others call them cults. Either way, Japan has a lot of them. In a country where most people don’t follow any organized religion, self-proclaimed prophets have long emerged to fill the spiritual void. One of the more successful mystics in Japan is named Master Okawa, who says he’s a reincarnated alien from the planet Venus. He’s now intent on recruiting more believers in the US. The World’s Patrick Winn reports.
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