Missionaries tried to Christianize the Japanese.
Townsend Harris
Christian missionaries. But they were not stirring up a rebellion, they were spreading the Word of God to the people of Japan. Spreading the good news to the people.
Malawi is a peaceful and safe country. Most people are Christian. So missionaries are not in any major danger.
Buddhism
The missionaries were followed by the Spanish army, who were taking over the Filipino government.
the interference from christian missionaries
Big in Japan is a website that seems to be safe to explore, but not sure about to order from it.
For many years, there was radiation in the air in Japan from the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. However, Japan is perfectly safe to visit today, with no risk of radiation poisoning.
Some are more safe than others, some in areas like china have to be careful because they could end up in trouble and some like in Germany a Britain are more safe because of the rights that are there.
As we all know Japan is a land of which suffers from hundreds of earthquakes, anything can happen there in 2012. Or because its not in a safe position.
Japan is safe, though if you plan to go to Japan please make sure not to visit the disaster area. There are no doubt crews there trying to rebuild and they do not tourists hovering around during such a hard time.