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  • 29 Apr 2008
    Japanese church peace activist wins court claim on Iraq deployment

    A Christian activist who is campaigning against his country's involvement in Iraq has welcomed a statement by a Japanese court that the operations there of his Japan's military personnel violate the country's constitution.

  • 8 Mar 2008
    Church asks Japanese to restore indigenous people's rights

    The Japanese government and Christians should support the rights of the Ainu indigenous people in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, a United Church of Christ leader in Japan has said.

  • 24 Dec 2007
    Japanese Christians concerned about growing poverty among the young

    Japanese Christian groups are concerned about poverty among young adults in a country that once had an image of lifetime employment and a strong middle class base.

  • 15 Nov 2007
    Making Manga out of the Bible

    Manga Bible fever is hitting the shops this month. New Testament professor Deirdre Good explores the cultural and interpretative values involved, particularly in relation to the presentation of 'family'.

  • 24 Oct 2007
    Japanese church explores the Gospel in indigenous art

    A narrator in Japanese traditional puppet theatre, a composite art form known as Bunraku, has performed a special piece called 'The Gospel in Bunraku at a church in Sapporo, on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido.

  • 2 Aug 2007
    Murder attempt on Japanese Christian peace worker condemned

    Two Japanese popular associations have condemned what they say is a military-inspired "deliberate murder attempt" against a Christian minister who serves as the co-leader of the Citizens Coalition for Peace in Japan.

  • 21 Dec 2006
    Christians in Japan challenge 'patriotic' law

    Christians in Japan say the government has debased the country's peace-seeking constitution after the upper chamber of parliament approved the promotion of patriotism in the classroom by changing the country's education law - writes Hisashi Yukimoto for Ecumenical News International.