IKITSUKI, Japan — On this small island in rural Nagasaki, Japan’s Hidden Christians gather to worship what they call the Closet God. In a special room about the size of a tatami mat is a scroll ...

On this small island in rural Nagasaki, Japan’s Hidden Christians gather to worship what they call the Closet God.

IKITSUKI, Japan — On the rural islands of Nagasaki a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of samurai, shoguns and martyred missionaries and believers ...

The Japanese last week sold to U.S. Protestantism the idea that their new united Japan Christian Church is much better than it has been painted by journalists and missionaries recalled or ...

With the help of conductor Masaaki Suzuki, Bach’s music is bringing the message of Christian hope to a secular nation. But why would the most abstract works of an 18th-century German composer guide ...

A Japanese artist has announced plans to present the history of Japan's "hidden Christians" to younger generations through popular manga cartoons. Kan Takahama made the announcement at a conference ...

Now that Shogun (review) has debuted, we're resurfacing our chat with the new series' showrunners. Based on James Clavell’s bestselling classic novel, Hulu and FX’s upcoming 10-episode limited series ...

IKITSUKI, Japan (AP) — On this small island in rural Nagasaki, Japan ’s Hidden Christians gather to worship what they call the Closet God. In a special room about the size of a tatami mat is a scroll ...