TOKYO – Cherry blossom season has officially kicked off in Tokyo, marking the beginning of spring for the Japanese. A Japan Meteorological Agency official counted at least five flowers blooming on a monitoring tree Tuesday at Yasukuni Shrine. He made the much-awaited announcement to media and visitors taking photos of a few pale pink flowers […]
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Dear Pastors and Prayer Partners, For the second week in a row, a pastor has led his congregation and voted to start supporting right in the service. He said this is the first time they have taken on a missionary in that way, and we are excited that the Lord continues to help raise our
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TOKYO • Japan paused yesterday to mark six years since a deadly earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster devastated its north-eastern coast, as more than 100,000 people remain unable or unwilling to return home. The 9.0-magnitude quake, which struck under the Pacific Ocean on March 11, 2011, and the tsunami it spawned left about 18,500 people
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Dear Pastors and Prayer Partners, The Lord continues to open doors and create opportunities to present, and we are very excited that He does this. On Sunday morning, I was with a church in Kentucky and on Sunday evening, in Alabama. At the end of the morning service, the pastor said what he was about to
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They may look good enough to eat, but Japan’s mouthwatering food replicas are only for show as restaurateurs compete for the attention of hungry customers. They’re common sights in this food-obsessed nation, with everything from sudsy beers and perfectly glazed sushi to hamburgers and deep-fried pork cutlets, known as tonkatsu, on display. Making fake food
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Dear Pastors and Prayer Partners, I am very grateful that our God hears prayers. Sunday morning, I was in Easter Tennessee, and Sunday night I was in Western North Carolina. Last week, the meeting for Sunday night suddenly got canceled, but the Lord provided another place to present so I had a place to be. Thank you
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Perhaps one of the best known cities in Japan aside from Tokyo is Hiroshima. Because Hiroshima was bombed during WWII, many history books will mention this city. While much of the city was destroyed from the atomic bomb, the city continues to this day and only has traces of the bombing left. Japan often recovers
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NTT Docomo has conducted successful field trials of a taxi dispatch system that uses artificial intelligence to predict demand for rides, the company announced Friday. Taxi companies could dispatch cars more efficiently, give their drivers more business, and make customers wait less. The Japanese wireless carrier worked with a leading taxi company to train the
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In a move to spread martial arts and increase trust in Japanese police officers, Matsue Police Station here will open judo and kendo classes in March aimed at foreign tourists. The force is hoping the classes will also have one other benefit: improving police officers’ English skills. Interested participants can apply for the about one-hour
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Dear Pastors and Prayer Partners, Thank you for your faithful prayers for safety. Over the last week, I have heard from three new supporting churches! We are very excited as the Lord continues to provide and bring us closer to the field. The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, but it definitely doesn’t
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