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The Christian Post: Why So Few Christians in Japan?

Japanese people value human relationships more than truth and principle, said Dr. Minoru Okuyama, director of the Missionary Training Center in Japan, during his presentation at the Tokyo 2010 Global Missions Consultations.

"Because they are afraid of disturbing human relationships of their families or neighborhood... "Thus, Japanese make much of human relationships more than the truth. Consequently we can say that as for Japanese, one of the most important things is harmony; in Japanese 'Wa.'"

He added, "[T]hose who harm the harmony are bad, whether they are right or not has been beside the question."

https://www.christianpost.com/news/mission-leaderwhy-so-few-christians-in-japan-45217/

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