JAPAN: 日本 or "Ni-hon" at a GLANCE:
--Population of Japan: 126 million people
--Main Religions: Buddhist, Shinto
--Percentage of Christians: less than 1 percent
--Over 75% of churches in Japan have only 30-40 members
--30,000 people commit suicide in Japan each year
There are 12 million people in Tokyo Metrapolis where we live, one of the largest cities in the world ( in an area that is 1/60th
the size of Alice's home state of MS). There are only 1,000 churches.
That is approximately 1 church for every 12,000 people.
--As of 1997, there were only 500 missionaries serving in the Tokyo area.
--The majority of Buddhist, Shintoist, and cultic groups have their headquarters in Tokyo.
--Population of Japan: 126 million people
--Main Religions: Buddhist, Shinto
--Percentage of Christians: less than 1 percent
--Over 75% of churches in Japan have only 30-40 members
--30,000 people commit suicide in Japan each year
There are 12 million people in Tokyo Metrapolis where we live, one of the largest cities in the world ( in an area that is 1/60th
the size of Alice's home state of MS). There are only 1,000 churches.
That is approximately 1 church for every 12,000 people.
--As of 1997, there were only 500 missionaries serving in the Tokyo area.
--The majority of Buddhist, Shintoist, and cultic groups have their headquarters in Tokyo.
"...so that from the rising of the sun, to the place of its setting, men may know there is no God besides ME." Isaiah 45:6
photo taken
from top
of Mount Fuji
from top
of Mount Fuji
