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A dramatic Japanese short-film touching on suicide and depression with an over-all theme of hope.

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A Ministry of Forgiveness

by Kerm on April 15, 2010

Before going to Japan I never knew of the strong racial tension Japan shared with the rest of its Asian neighbors, especially with China and Korea.

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Blood Type and Personality (血液型)

by Kerm on March 8, 2010

The average person in Japan knows their blood type and how it supposedly relates to their personality.

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Modern Japanese society, identity, and the parallels of the Shinto god Amenominakanushi (天之御中主神) with its parallels to the God of the bible.

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A Jamaican’s Experience in Japan

by Kerm on February 20, 2010

Dave Collymore is an English teacher from Jamaica. Here shares about living in Japan and his desire for Japan to know the love of Jesus Christ.

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This video that examines Japan’s oldest religion of Shinto, the tradition of tea ceremony, and the history of Christianity in Japan.

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“Can Japan be Christianized?”

by Kerm on January 25, 2010

Quotes from “What Japan Thinks” by K. K. Kawakami about Japan becoming ‘Christianized’.

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What to do with Ancestor Worship?

by Kerm on January 23, 2010

The speaker in this video is from a Chinese perspective, but there is much overlap for how this applies in Japan.

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Something to consider with ministry in Japan

by Kerm on January 21, 2010

An interesting quote that might be helpful to Americans going to Japan, especially for missionaries.

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A Cool Yakuza Pic

by Kerm on January 13, 2010

Yakuza flexing their tats.

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