Praying in Japan: A Journey of Faith and Connection

I’ll be honest—I don’t know how to pray in Japanese. Even after three years of studying the language and nearly completing the N3 course, my Japanese is still pretty basic.…

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Japan’s Culture, Disaster Impact, and Reconstruction: Walking Tōhoku into Faithful Reflection

I. The Cultural Fabric: Order, Reserve, and the “Distance of Conversation” Walking through Tōhoku—especially Sendai and Ishinomaki—the strongest cultural impression is a lived sense of order. In stations and small…

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