A robot has been nominated to run for the position of mayor in Tokyo, promising to be “fair and balanced” to all its constituents. The mayoral election in Tama City features the usual high-ranking local politicians, as well as an artificial intelligence candidate competing alongside its human counterparts. Posters plastered across the district feature the […]
Last week, we had the opportunity to participate in a missions conference in Oregon for the first time! The following day, we were in Sough Georgia to present our work. This was possible because we were able to FaceTime (video chat) with the church in Oregon! While presenting our work and sharing our burden for
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A Japanese morning show recently did a report on how some kids are doing their homework while playing clips of YouTubers studying. The show featured a clip by Hajime Shacho, one of Japan’s most famous YouTubers. The clip dates from fall 2016 and has racked up over three million views. While this wasn’t a first, other benkyou douga (勉強動画)
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The Lord blessed us immensely on Sunday with the opportunity to present in two churches. The church we were with on Sunday Night also voted to begin supporting us! We are excited to now be at 53% of our support and are on track to be back in Japan in April/May of 2019. Thank you
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As many as 51.9 percent of female Japanese high-school students see themselves as overweight, according to an international comparative survey recently conducted by the National Institution for Youth Education, an institution under the jurisdiction of the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry. As the percentage of respondents with a body mass index (BMI) of
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We were with 19 different churches throughout the southeast in March, and a number of them voted to begin supporting us! While it was an extremely busy month with travel, we praise the Lord for His protection as we traveled all over the Southeast. For April, we are scheduled to be with 14 churches. Stepping
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After our Meetings in Florida last week, we had the chance to be in Kentucky for a mission conference as well as two other churches on Sunday (TN and GA). Tonight and tomorrow, we will be presenting in churches in North Carolina. We also heard from one new church that has voted to start supporting
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An 88-year-old visiting researcher at a university in Kyoto was conferred a doctorate on Saturday, making her the oldest person in Japan to do so, Ritsumeikan University said. “I’m full of emotion. I’m honored,” Kiyoko Ozeki told reporters ahead of her graduation ceremony at Ritsumeikan. Though the Nagoya resident did not enroll in the university’s
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On Friday, we had the opportunity to be a part of a missions conference in southern Alabama, and Sunday Morning, we had the chance to present in another church in Alabama as well. (Roll Tide anyone?) The church we were scheduled to be with on Sunday night had to reschedule, but the Lord allowed us
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Like many things in Japan, cycling habits also differ from what we are used to in the Western World. In any area of conduction, Japanese are well-known for being extremely considerate due to the combination of law and traditional customs. Cycling is no exception. Even though traffic is habitually busy and in majority of the
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