Olympics: Refugee Team to compete in Tokyo, 29 athletes from around the world. Mr. Bach (IOC), “message of hope”

EU-Japan: “green alliance” to face climate change. Cooperation on Covid, economy and connectivity

Mons. Joseph Maria Abella new bishop of Fukuoka: “Henceforth we shall walk together”

On May 17, the new bishop, Monsignor Joseph Maria Abella, was installed with a Eucharistic liturgy celebrated in the cathedral…

Japan, the bishops’ document on the Coronavirus. Msgr. Takami: “To renew the fundamental trust in God”

Japan’s Catholic community is looking forward to the government’s decision after 6 May. The bishops, for their part, will evaluate…

Don Compri: a Salesian in Japan in the footsteps of Venerable Cimatti

Father Gaetano Compri, Salesian missionary, former student of Venerable Cimatti, recalls his years as missionary in Japan: “I learned from…

The family gathered in prayer with Francis at nighttime, from Tokyo: “A memorable moment”

In the Land of the Rising Sun the news of the Pope’s “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing in St. Peter’s Square…

Epidemic alert in Tokyo: 41 infected in one day. Emergency measures increase oronavirus Covid-19

In an extraordinary press conference the governor of Tokio Yuriko Koike criticized the residents’ behaviour, urging cooperation and awareness of…

Coronavirus Covid-19. Japanese Premier Abe: “This is not Japan’s solitary battle. The whole world is facing a common enemy”

The Upper House of the Japanese Parliament passed a bill setting out specific norms for the fight against the new…

Coronavirus Covid-19. The Church alongside the government in Japan: liturgical celebrations suspended until 29 March

By decision of 10 March the suspension of liturgical celebrations in 16 dioceses of Japan is extended until 29 March.…

Coronavirus: Japanese government measures to counter the contagion. Schools closed and telework

In Japan already 1,056 people have been affected by Covid-19 with 12 dead, but the accuracy of these numbers is…