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Set in the early 17th century under the reign of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shogun, “The Swords of Silence” — the first book in a mooted trilogy — focuses on the plight of Japan’s hidden Christians ...

Takayama Ukon, a Roman Catholic Christian daimyo who was exiled from the country due to the anti-Christian edicts of the Edo shogunate and died overseas, has been officially approved for beatification ...

OTA, Gunma -- People dressed in traditional attire paraded here on Oct. 13 to reenact a local event passed down from the Edo period (1603-1867), which was held for the first time in 10 years. The "Ota ...