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Dec 16, 2017 · Dec 16, 2017. Jesus and Japan go back a long way, longer than you'd think if you don't happen to know of a peculiar legend that has the Son of God sojourning — twice: once before, once after the ...
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Sep 10, 2024 · On an early September day in 1622, a large group of Christians gathered on a hill in Nagasaki, Japan, to bear witness. Dozens of their fellow believers had been rounded up and sentenced to be ...
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Nov 11, 2023 · Christianity’s Bloody History in Japan. Japan has had a vexed relationship with Jesus ever since European missionaries arrived on its shores. Banned until 1873, successive leaders have asked whether love of the ‘two Js’ is compatible. Japanese Christians re-enact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, c.1880s. Chronicle/Alamy Stock Photo.
May 17, 2020 · Two years after the failure of the Shimabara Rebellion, the once-quiet region of Amakusa rebelled (Yukihiro, 1996). As you can imagine, the Shogun wasn’t pleased and set about the total eradication of Christianity. In 1639, only 150,000 Christians lived in Japan, from the high of around 300,000.
Oct 8, 2015 · Nagasaki, Japan – A prophecy is alive in the hills of Nagasaki. For centuries Christians stayed hidden under a historical ban on their religion by the Tokugawa Shogunate, a government system that lauded itself for the most peaceful era in Japanese History. Bastian was a priest in Nagasaki whose life is shrouded in mystery.
Sep 27, 2021 · According to Ranker, missionaries — Jesuits from Portugal and Franciscans from Spain, says the BBC — brought Christianity to Japan in the 1540s. While the new religion gained a following, feudal lords were wary of what they perceived as an imperialistic threat, and began to persecute Christians. Within 50 years, a panicked lord had 26 ...
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May 22, 2016 · Consequently we can say that as for Japanese, one of the most important things is harmony; in Japanese 'Wa.'" He added, "[T]hose who harm the harmony are bad, whether they are right or not has been beside the question." Less than 1 percent of Japan's population is Christian even though the religion was brought to the country over 150 years ago.
