Japanese Province (JPN)
New Japanese and Korean deacons
The Japan and Korean Provinces of the Society of Jesus celebrated the ordination to the diaconate of Japanese Scholastic Obedientia Murayama Hyōe SJ and Korean...read more
JCAP declares solidarity with Jesuits, mission companions and the people of Hong Kong
To our brother Jesuits and Companions in mission in Hong Kong: We, the Major Superiors of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific, are concerned for...read more
Adolfo Nicolás SJ: “Pray with Francis for Japan and from Japan, pray for Francis, supporting his evangelical spring”
Some months ago, Fr Juan Masiá SJ interviewed his Jesuit brother and former Jesuit Superior General Fr Adolfo Nicolás SJ on Pope Francis’ upcoming visit...read more
Pope Francis’ visit to Japan and the “geopolitics of mercy”
Ahead of Pope Francis’ apostolic visit to Japan from November 23 to 26, Sophia University in Tokyo organised a symposium on the “Geopolitics of mercy...read more
Prayers for Fr Nico
For more than three weeks now, Fr Adolfo Nicolás SJ has been in the hospital, receiving good medical treatment, and enjoying the close care of...read more
Fr General’s visit from behind the lens
Photographing Fr General Arturo Sosa’s six-day visit to Japan was a daunting task, given the flurry of activities. There was pressure to capture the moment,...read more
Pope Francis to visit Thailand and Japan in November
The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis will travel to Thailand from November 20 to 23 and Japan from November 23 to 26, with stops...read more
“A sign of our times”
The bust of Fr Pedro Arrupe–the great missionary to Japan and the Superior General of the Society of Jesus from 1965 to 1983–is in the...read more
Learning to become schools of discernment
From April 26 to May 1, a diverse group of educators from Jesuit schools in Cambodia, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau and the Philippines met at...read more