Japan

Asia

Japan was settled thousands of years ago by people who migrated from China and Korea. The original religion of Japan is Shinto, which has intermingled with Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. The Christian churches form a small minority. The Protestant churches, through the national Christian council, have been active in promoting reconciliation between Japan and the Asian countries it had occupied, opposing the re-emergence of nationalism, re-militarization, and nuclear armament. There are a number of small but active Evangelical, Pentecostal and Holiness groups. The Japan Evangelical Association is affiliated with the WEA.

Ecumenical Organizations and Councils
NCCJ
WCC member churches based in Japan
Anglican Church in Japan Korean Christian Church in Japan Orthodox Church in Japan United Church of Christ in Japan
WCC member churches present in Japan
Church of Norway Evangelical Church in Germany
Note: The list of churches present in countries/territories is still in development.
A girl inspects candles lining a path in Nagasaki, Japan, on August 8, 2015, the eve of the 70th anniversary of the U.S. bombing. Photo: Paul Jeffrey/WCC, 2015.