The Dutch
The Dutch
There are Japanese Christians, but they are a minority, only about 1% of all Japanese people.There are Japanese Christians, but they are a minority, only about 1% of all Japanese people.There are Japanese Christians, but they are a minority, only about 1% of all Japanese people.There are Japanese Christians, but they are a minority, only about 1% of all Japanese people.There are Japanese Christians, but they are a minority, only about 1% of all Japanese people.There are Japanese Christians, but they are a minority, only about 1% of all Japanese people.There are Japanese Christians, but they are a minority, only about 1% of all Japanese people.There are Japanese Christians, but they are a minority, only about 1% of all Japanese people.There are Japanese Christians, but they are a minority, only about 1% of all Japanese people.There are Japanese Christians, but they are a minority, only about 1% of all Japanese people.There are Japanese Christians, but they are a minority, only about 1% of all Japanese people.
The expulsion of the Japanese.
Europeans and Japanese in the beginning
The Europeans to arrive on Japanese soil were Portuguese traders and Jesuit missionaries in the mid-16th century. They were the first Europeans to establish contact with Japan during a period of significant cultural and technological exchange known as the Nanban trade.
Europeans Japanese
In the early 1600s, the primary concern of the Tokugawa regime regarding contact between Europeans and the Japanese was the potential for Christianity to undermine Japanese social order and loyalty to the shogunate. The influx of European missionaries and the conversion of many Japanese to Christianity raised fears of foreign influence and the disruption of traditional values. This led to the eventual persecution of Christians and the implementation of strict policies to limit foreign interactions, culminating in Japan's sakoku (closed country) policy.
Portuguese
Lena Park is a Christian who sings in Japanese and English. There are not a lot of pop singers in Japan who are Christians.
Korea
According to a 2000 survey, 11% are closest to Christianity.
Yes, the Japanese were initially intrigued by the Europeans and their missionary work in the Philippines. This interest eventually led to the establishment of trade relations between Japan and European countries.