Japanese Province (JPN)
New provincial for Japan Province
Fr Renzo De Luca SJ has been appointed Provincial of the Japan Province of the Society of Jesus. He succeeds Fr Yoshio Kajiyama SJ, and...read more
Of giving much and receiving more
The Asia Pacific Tertianship programme includes a two-week Christmas exposure programme during which the tertians spend two weeks with various communities. They offer this joint...read more
Understanding the impact of migration on children
Much has been written about migrant workers and their lives and trials working in foreign country. What is often overlooked, however, is what happens to...read more
One foot in the air
One foot on the ground, another in the air – always on a journey to serve God. This is an image Fr Ross Jones SJ,...read more
The ordeal of a foreign spouse in Japan
Anastasia* is from Latin America. A few years ago, she married a Japanese man in her country and in April 2015, they took their toddler...read more
Jesuits in Korea and Japan confront ethnic reconciliation
August is a symbolic month dedicated to peace movements in Japan. Seventy-one years have passed since the defeat of Japan in the Second World War,...read more
Serving the City, Serving the People
Thirty-eight students from Jesuit universities in four Asian countries gathered in Yogyakarta, Indonesia for this year’s Service Learning Programme (SLP), hosted by Sanata Dharma University. ...read more
Between commodity and dignity
Tokyo is gearing up for the 2020 Olympics. While athletes are training hard, the Japanese government is working equally hard to get the facilities ready...read more
Collaborating for peace and justice in Japan and Korea
The Japan and Korea Jesuit Provinces took collaboration a step further in September by holding their first plenary meeting of Jesuits and collaborators working in...read more