Being in Tokyo is the sort of experience I have only been able to dream about till now. I have wanted to come here since I was a little kid. I am reminded of a wonderful quote from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of The Rings, It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You… Read More Light Invades Darkness – Japan: The Long Road
This probably isn’t news to you if you’re any type of Japanophile, but a recent study by the University of Chicago reveals that out of 30 countries surveyed, Japan had the least number of “strong believers” in God (and it’s on the decrease). Only 4.3% of respondents believed strongly in a God, compared to 60.6%… Read More The Japanese Don’t Believe in God
Hello everyone. I am writing this blog post at a Pause Cafe in Ikebukero, Tokyo. I am in Tokyo as part of a Discipleship Training School (DTS) run by Youth With A Mission (YWAM.) I left Anchorage, Alaska on the morning of the 29th of March. I flew to SEA/TAC (Seattle Tacoma International Airport). Then… Read More Light Invades Darkness – Japan: The Start of My Journey
Ash reviews the Japanese science fiction classic, Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights, released last year by Viz Media. Much of the review is spent discussing the importance of Christianity and especially Buddhism to the plot. [Experiments in Manga] Aniblogger Zeroe4, who’ll be starting DTS training for his mission to Japan in the… Read More Anime in Pakistan, Called to Anime (and Missions), and Review of a Sci-Fi, Religious, Japanese Classic
I’ve been blessed to have featured the words of two wonderful missionaries to Japan here on the blog. Yuki-Anne has reflected on her first days in Japan, as well as on the days following the last Spring’s devastating earthquake. Michelle Mikoski has spent time in Japan as a missionary with her husband and two young… Read More Japanese Missions: Catching Up with Yuki-Anne and the Mikoskis
Japan has a very small Christian population, with estimates ranging from about 2% to 0.5% of the Japanese identifying themselves as Christian. Missionaries from the U.S. and other countries, however, are working to spread the gospel in the country. Michelle Mikoski and her husband, Nate, recently returned to the U.S. after a missions trip in… Read More Interview with Japanese Missionary Michelle Mikoski
As all anime fans know, animation is a medium than can convey emotions and events in a powerful way. In fact, animation can capture certain imagery in a way live action can’t. And so, some stories with immense emotional impact seem to be meant for animation. Such is the case with the story of Jesus’… Read More Review: My Last Day
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