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Hisashi Yukimoto
Hisashi Yukimoto writes for Ecumenical News International.
Film about Japanese teachers highlights their opposition to suppression
Tokyo, January 12 (ENInews)--A new Japanese film highlights the struggles of a Christian music teacher and two former teachers to defend their beliefs, including their disagreement with the compuls...
South Korean church leaders hope for peace following Kim's death
December 19 (ENInews)--Leaders of a South Korean church council expressed on 19 December "sincere condolences" on the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il....
Tokyo interfaith panel eyes new suicide views
Japan,
which has one of the highest suicide rates among developed countries,
is increasingly using the term for "voluntary death" instead of "killing
oneself." ...
Japanese Christian doctor turns 100, looks toward 110
Tokyo, October 4 (ENInews)--Shigeaki Hinohara, a Japanese Christian doctor who has carved out a reputation as an expert on healthy aging, marked his 100th birthday on October 4 by contemplating the...
Asian bishops say abuse isn't just 'a problem of the West'
TOKYO (RNS/ENInews) Roman Catholic bishops from across Asia will hold a
summit on "The Impact of Pedophilia" in the Catholic Church, saying...
South Korean government to sue church council for food aid in North Korea
Tokyo, May 24 (ENInews)--The National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) has
requested its partners worldwide to pray for them and petition the Seoul...
Japan's churches urged to work together after "triple disaster"
Seoul, South Korea, May 9 (ENInews)--Japan's churches and Christian councils should establish a consortium to respond to the devastating 11 March earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant acciden...
After Japan disaster, faiths join to prevent suicides
Tokyo, April 13 (ENInews)--In the aftermath of the 11 March earthquake and tsunami, a Christian network is joining with Buddhists to provide bereavement services to prevent suicides, according to a...
In Japan: a priest dead, a chapel "drowned"
Tokyo, March 14 (ENInews)--Churches are suffering after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan on 11 March....
Niwano Peace Prize to be awarded to Thai Buddhist leader
Tokyo, March 3 (ENInews)--The Tokyo-based Niwano Peace Foundation has announced it will award its 2011 Peace Prize to Sulak Sivaraksa, a Thai Buddhist leader....
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Korean church groups commemorate independence declaration
Tokyo, March 1 (ENInews)--North and South Korean Protestant church groups have held their first simultaneous worship services to commemorate a declaration of independence on 1 March, 1919 from Japa...
Korean churches say global prayers needed after military clash
Tokyo, December 2 (ENInews)--The head of the Seoul-based National Council of Churches in Korea has urged global prayers during Advent for peace on the peninsula following a North Korean military at...