Springtime in Japan brings the country’s famous cherry blossoms into bloom, but it also causes widespread bouts of hay fever that hurt businesses across the country. Japan will lose around 200 billion yen ($1.8 billion) this year because of pollen-induced allergies, according to the Dai-Ichi Life Research Institute, a research firm in Tokyo. The damage […]
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Even though the store goes by a different name, shopping at Walmart in Japan is a lot like shopping at Walmart in the United States. Walmart first invested in the Japanese grocery chain Seiyu in 2002, taking full control of the chainin 2008. Although the stores still operate under the name Seiyu, the chain is a wholly owned
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This past Sunday we had two meetings in North Carolina. Over the past week we heard that one new church Stanton support, and yesterday another church contacted us to let us know they are going to begin supporting us! Thank you for your continued prayers for support. Currently we are in the middle of the
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In April, we were able to be with 13 churches for meetings in GA, TN, NC, MS, PA, OH and WV. While one of our scheduled meetings was cancelled on us at the last minute, we were able to worship with another congregation nearby and be with a 14th church. While opportunities on Easter Sunday
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This past Sunday Morning, we had the chance to present at a church in the Chattanooga area. Sunday evening was a bit unusual for us since the church we were scheduled to be with had canceled their regular Sunday night service. We praise the Lord that there are many churches and we were able to
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The world’s oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, has died. Nabi Tajima died in a hospital Saturday evening in the town of Kikai in southern Japan, town official Susumu Yoshiyuki said. She had been hospitalized since January. Tajima, born on Aug. 4, 1900, was the last known person born in the 19th century. She raised
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We had the opportunity to present in two different churches in Florida on Sunday. Additionally, we heard that one new church sent in support! Currently, we have two openings this year due to re-scheduling, so please be praying that we can fill these quickly. For the Our Generation Pastor’s Conference, we will be leading music (James)
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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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