Bible Society work in Japan
 Japan
Bible Society Kyobashi PO Box 6 Tokyo Japan Tel: +(81)-(0)3-3567-1987 (Distribution) Tel: +(81)-(0)3-3567-1990 (Administration) E-mail: info@bible.or.jp |
JBS website
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Country Data:
| Area: | 377,835 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 126,771,662 (2001) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$34,210 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 99% | |
| Religions in % of Population: | Shintoist |
50.2%
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| Buddhist |
42.0%
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| Protestant |
0.8%
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| Roman Catholic |
0.3%
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| Muslim |
0.2%
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| Orthodox |
0.1%
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| Other |
6.4%
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| Official Language: | Japanese | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1859 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1938 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1947 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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260,218
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324,707
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19,078
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0
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1,429,496
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0
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Bible Forum holds popular appeal (Sep./Oct. 2006)
Japan Bible Society makes presentation to Pope (August 2006)
Bible Society partnership aims to offer entire Bible in sign language for the price of a printed copy (July/August 2003)
Security tight at World Cup in Japan (September 2002)
Japan Bible Society helps with donation of wristwatch computers to September 11 victims (June 2002)
Japan Bible exhibition heads for Kobe (April/May 2001)
High Profile Celebrations Mark JBS’s 125th Anniversary (December 2000)
Japan – Looking Forward to The New Millennium (April/May 1999)
Bible People in the News (April/May 1999)
How Churches Can Join in Raising Bible Awareness (March 1999)
Around the Asia-Pacific Region (February 1999)
Japanese Students Inspired to Raise Funds for Bible Work (January 1999)
Bible News in Brief (July/August 1998)
