About 20% of the population of Japan is elderly. This is a very high ratio in comparison to other countries. The Japanese women have the longest life expectancy in the world: 85. The population of Japan is rapidly aging while the birth rate is decreasing. This is creating a very unique situation in Japanese society. Here is a picture we took while in Japan on our survey trip - likely an elderly crossing warning sign.
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Japan is home to 127 million people, living in a country the size of California? This makes for a very urban lifestyle for most Japanese - 75% of the country lives in cities. Below is a video of the famous Shibuya crossing, a place in Tokyo said to be the largest pedestrian crossing in the world:
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Nagoya (9 million), the city where our team is working to launch a church, is in part famous for Tebasaki, or chicken wings! Japanese cuisine is much more varied than people tend to think. We tried some on our trip and they were delicious. Here is a picture of the Tebasaki:
This is a picture with our teammate Andy Rodriguez at the restaurant in Nagoya, where we tried the Tebasaki.
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Of the 127 million people in Japan, only 0.7% of them are Christian. This means that many people in Japan go their entire life without ever meeting a Christian, hearing an explanation of the gospel, or having an understanding of the Bible. We believe that God has a plan to change Japan. Our team is working to start a church plant in Nagoya, Japan this year.
Take a minute to go to our MSGF website and watch our 5 minute Introduction video that shares about the needs in Japan and why we are working there.
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