Japanese Province (JPN)
Fr Jorge Anzorena SJ receives 2021 Kazuhiro Kojima Special Award
Fr Jorge Anzorena SJ was presented the 2021 Kazuhiro Kojima Special Award on 13 October in honour of architects who, through their efforts, “bring about...read more
JCAP holds inaugural gathering of novices
From 6 to 8 October, novices across the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) came together for an inaugural event to celebrate their companionship in...read more
A welcoming place for refugees and asylum seekers in Japan
Foreigners in Japan with deportation orders are interned in 17 immigration detention facilities spread throughout the country. Some inmates are able to obtain some temporary...read more
Serving God’s people through the ministry of the priesthood
When Fr Peter Nguyễn Văn Toàn SJ received the Sacrament of Holy Orders in St Ignatius Catholic Church in Tokyo on 4 September, he was...read more
Celebrate the journey of conversion
In celebration of the Feast Day of St Ignatius of Loyola, join the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific as we pray and journey towards true...read more
Gathering the keepers of Jesuit memory: The first JCAP Archivists meeting
While writing and keeping the memory of the Society has been a long-standing practice since the time of the generalate of St Ignatius, the Archives...read more
To be an instrument of God’s Grace: Diaconate ordination in Japan
Vietnamese Jesuit Nguyễn Văn Toàn SJ was ordained to the Diaconate by Tokyo Archbishop Tarcisius Kikuchi Isao SVD on 6 March in the chapel of...read more
Migrants and refugees, and the challenge to young people
Sophia University in Tokyo held an online lecture with Cardinal Michael Czerny SJ, Undersecretary of the Migrant and Refugee Section of the Holy See, on...read more
One year on, remembering Pope Francis’ visit to Japan and Sophia University
Pope Francis visited Japan in 2019 from 23 to 26 November, 28 years after Pope Saint John Paul II’s visit in 1981. His Holiness’ visit...read more