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‘A huge loss.’ In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction
After emerging from cloistered isolation in 1865, following more than 200 years of violent harassment by Japan’s insular ...
Japan's emperor and his family pray in Okinawa for the victims of the island battle 80 years ago
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family have prayed for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II ...
Japan's emperor, family pray for the victims of the island battle 80 years ago
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have prayed for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II fought on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa 80 years ago ...
Takeaways from AP’s reporting on looming extinction of rare version of Christianity in rural Japan
On the rural islands off the coast of Japan, a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links ...
Berkeley exhibit lists city's Japanese American residents who were taken during WWII
The Berkeley Historical Society is confronting the city's troubled past when it comes to Japanese Americans with a special ...