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Japanese monks invest in stocks to fund temples amid declining donations

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Japanese monks are increasingly turning to financial markets to fund temple upkeep as donations decline. One priest, with a background in finance, achieved over 10% annual returns on investments in US treasuries, Japanese REITs, and stocks like BYD and Hyundai Motor. This strategy is becoming more common as the Buddhist population in Japan shrinks and temple maintenance costs rise. AI

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Japanese monks invest in stocks to fund temples amid declining donations

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Bloomberg ·

    Japanese monks embrace material world to raise cash as donations shrink

    Koukyo Yoneta, a fifth-generation Buddhist priest in a small town in Japan’s Hokkaido, was struggling to keep up with the maintenance needs of his century-old temple, so he chose a path that would have been unthinkable for his predecessors – rather than wait for his congregation …

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