Japan

On June 23, fifteen bishops joined hundreds of people, including priests, nuns, and others from various walks of life, marking the 80th year after the war in the Battle of Okinawa, Japan.

On the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan (CBCJ) issued a powerful declaration reaffirming their unwavering commitment to the abolition of nuclear weapons.

Caritas Internationalis, a Vatican-based confederation of Catholic relief, development, and social services organizations, was awarded the "Human Dignity Award" from Nanzan University, a Catholic university in Nagoya, Japan, on June 7.

As the Vatican announced the date of the conclave, a cardinal from Asia called upon Catholics to pray for papal electors.

In a world of fast-paced change and noisy declarations, Fr. Osvaldo Cavallar, SVD, stands as a quiet but radiant witness.

A Vatican official urged Japanese Catholics to not just share material goods with the poor but also the “richness of faith” with the spiritually poor.

A Japanese nun, who worked for 20 years in Cambodia, returned to her home country on March 11.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan (CBCJ) has renewed its pledge to respond more appropriately and adequately to sexual abuse cases, primarily those wherein clergy and Church leaders are involved.

A Japanese archbishop and soon-to-be cardinal stressed the need to spend more time in dialogue and
less on the development of weaponry when resolving conflicts around the world.

On November 4, 2024, the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (SS.CC) celebrated its 75th anniversary of SS.CC's presence in Japan at Tomobu Monastery.

Around 70 delegates from 12 countries gathered in Tokyo from September 23 to 27, 2024, for the SIGNIS Asia Assembly (SAA 2024), centered on “Human Communication in the Digital World for a Culture of Peace.”

To promote peace, and communicate truth, said Paul Toshihiro Sakai, auxiliary bishop of Osaka-Takamatsu, Japan.

The archbishop of Japan’s capital city said that being a missionary is not about numbers, wealth, or
fame, but genuine faithfulness to the Gospel of the Lord.

A survivor of Nagasaki atomic blast in 1945, Takashi Nagai became an atheist during the years he was taking medicine.

The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan, Archbishop Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo, has voiced deep concern over the global indifference that continues to claim the lives of defenseless innocents around the world.

This Japanese, who served his country as its prime minister five times, kept his Catholic faith throughout his life in secret. Probably because he was a politician and the majority of Japan were followers of Shinto and Buddhism.

The first church in Japan was built in Hirado in 1551, a year after Francis arrived in Japan. The ruins of the first church are located in Sakigata Park.

Theme of the assembly: "Human Communication in the Digital World for a Culture of Peace."

The Japan Bible Society (JBS) presented its latest ecumenical translation of the Bible to Pope Francis on April 10, 2024, during the general audience in the Vatican.

Pope Francis welcomed the Japanese bishops to the Vatican Palace.