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The Patriarch of Japan Province enters the Salesian Garden By Our Correspondent Tokyo, Japan, 9 August 2016 -- “Blessed are the meek, they will own the earth” (Mat 5,5). On August 9, 2016 went to the Salesian garden the most senior member o...

“Rejoice, becasue your names are written in heaven” (Lk 10.20) By Fr. Mario Yamanouchi, SDB Beppu, Japan, 2 August 2016 -- In the early morning of August 2nd, 2016 passed away Salesian priest Paul YAMANO Gentaro at the age of 69 years in Be...

Whole Salesian life witnessing amidst the Young By Our Correspondent Tokyo, Japan, 16 July 2016 -- Fr. Omaki was born in Seoul (Korea) in 1936, passed way in Tokyo on July 16 after 61 years of Salesian consecrated life. His funeral was cele...

Br. Vincent SHINKAI passed away in Beppu By Fr Mario Yamanouchi, SDB Beppu, Japan, 17 June 2016 -- Br. Vincent SHINKAI passed away in Beppu (Salesio House) on June 17, 2016 at 80 years of age, living for past 55 years as consecrated Salesia...

Fr Joseph Marikazu Furuki passes away in Japan By Fr Mario Yamanouchi, SDB Nagasaki, Japan, 11 June 2016 -- Fr Joseph Marikazu Furuki, 66 years old went to the house of the Father on June 8, 2016 after a year-long struggle with a multiple t...

By Fr Michael Lap, SDB Yamanaka, Japan, 8 June 2016 -- We came together to the Yamanaka FMA retreat house (at the foot of Fuji mountain) to attend the 2016 provincial chapter. The 2016 chapter started from June 5th and will be concluded on ...

Salesian Youth Day By Mr. Chihiro Okawa Tokyo, Japan, From 7 to 8 May 2016 - 40 young people involved with the Salesian Family, aged 18 to 30, gathered for the Salesian Youth Day - Night Pilgrim Walk in Tokyo. This pilgrimage on foot was pr...

By Mr. Mitsuhiro Tateishi Fukuoka, Japan - On 16 April 2016, ordination to the diaconate of Cleric Taniguchi Ryohei, SDB took place at Shindenbaru Catholic Church (Fukuoka Prefecture). Main celebrant Bishop Miyahara Ryoji of Fukuoka Diocese...

By Mr. Mitsuhiro Tateishi Tokyo, Japan - In the evening of 14 April, an earthquake of intensity 7 struck Kumamoto Prefecture followed by more than 500 quakes continuing in different parts of the same Kyushu Island, located in south-west Jap...

By Fr. Antonio Takei, SDB Aspirantate, Japan Yokkaichi, Japan, April 11, 2016 - In this third interview we listen to one young priest of Vietnamese origin, who is part of the formation team in the Yokkaichi Aspirantate in central Japan, ass...