https://news.ketelle.co.uk/entities/japan Stories involving Japan, told neutrally, with how each side covers them. en-gb https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/japanese-monk-sogaku-taguchi-begins-12-year-isolation-at-temple https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/japanese-monk-sogaku-taguchi-begins-12-year-isolation-at-temple Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:50:37 +0100 World A Japanese monk, Sogaku Taguchi, has begun a 12-year period of total isolation at a Buddhist temple, with no outside contact until September 2038. (2 outlets: 0 left · 0 centre · 2 right)