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By Our Own Correspondent Nakatsu, Japan, 11 September 2016 -- As the ageing population of Japan (84 years of life expectancy), also the Catholic parish communities are composed of more elderly faithful. Also today's parish feast shows the c...

Don Bosco and Nagasaki Martyrs By Fr. Tadeusz Sobon, SDB Nagasaki, Japan, 10 September 2016 -- When the Salesian Family celebrated last year 200 years of Don Bosco Birthday, the Catholic Church of Japan remembered 150 years of discovery of ...

Guinness Record in distributing the Miraculous Medal of Mary By Fr. Nobuyuki Tamura, SDB Miyazaki, Japan, 9 September 2016 -- Brother Peter Mori (77 years) is among the 7 senior Salesian Brothers of Japan province, who was for many years of...

By Fr. Carmelo Simoncelli, SDB Beppu, Salesio House In charge Beppu, Japan, 6 September 2016 -- Like the Braga House in Hong Kong - China, also our Salesio House in Beppu, Southern Japan - Kyushu Island, is a haven for the elderly and sick ...

By Fr. Vaclav Klement, SDB Beppu, Japan, 4 September 2016 -- 2016 July issue of the Japan Salesian Bulletin (Don Bosco No Kaze - two annual issues, n.17) brings an interesting article about Oratory experience in Beppu: Valdocco of Japan. Th...

Opening for the poor youth in Miyazaki By Fr. Noby Tamura, SDB Miyazaki, Japan, 3 September 2016 -- 90 years after arrival of the first Salesians to Japan (Miyazaki Oita Apostolic Prefecture) in February 1926, the Salesian spirit is much al...

By Fr. Mishima Shin, SDB YM Delegate GIA Tokyo, Japan, 31 August 2016 -- 'Thanks to God and to many people for their prayers and support! These three weeks experience with 9 young volunteers was very fruitful' - this is the first thought of...

By Fr. Andrew Chang, SDB Tokyo, Japan, 31 August 2016 -- It's very exciting to climb the highest peak and sacred mountain of Japan, Mt. Fuji (3776 m). Thanks for the initiative of our extraordinary visitor three confreres of Tokyo - Chofu c...

By Fr. Dominico Matsunaga, SDB Tokyo, Japan, 29 August 2016 -- More than 80 years after starting the first Salesian Parish in Tokyo (Arakawa Ward) - Mikawashima, the Catholic community makes daily effort for reaching out to the believers of...

Opening of Japan extraordinary visitation 2016 By Fr. Jacob Hamaguchi, SDB Tokyo, Japan, 27 August 2016 -- Six years after the previous extraordinary visitation carried out by Fr. Andrew Wong in 2010 was commenced the 2016 visitation in Tok...