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

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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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