In search of Japan's hidden Christians: a story of suppression, secrecy, and survival
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Japan
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Japan Christianity history persecution underground church Japanese culture
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From the time the first Christian missionary arrived in Japan in 1549 to when a nationwide ban was issued in 1614, over 300,000 Japanese were converted to Christianity. A vicious campaign of persecution forced the faithful to go underground. For seven generations, Hidden Christians—or Kirishitan—preserved a faith that was strictly forbidden on pain of death. Recounts a clash of civilizations that resonates to this day, and offers insights about the tenacity of belief and unchanging aspects of Japanese culture.
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