Depopulation in Japan Attributed to Decrease in Hidden Christians; Estimated to be Less than 100 Hidden Christians in Japan

The Yomiuri Shimbun
16:40 JST,
December 27, 2024
A group of “hidden Christians” on Ikitsuki Island in Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, where believers have practiced their faith for 466 years since 1558, was dissolved earlier this year.
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