How Christianity shaped modern Japan

<p>Meet Hector, a pastor and the head of Tokyo Union Church, who sits down to talk to us about Christianity in Japan. He tells us about the history of his Church and Christianity in Japan, how present Christianity really is in everyday life here, and the commodification of Christianity in Japan.</p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p>0:00 Intro</p><p>0:50 Interest in Japan</p><p>4:58 Becoming a pastor</p><p>11:05 Serving in Korea, Switzerland</p><p>16:40 History of Tokyo Union Church</p><p>19:05 Coming to Japan</p><p>24:51 Leading an interdenominational church</p><p>27:36 Japanese members of the church</p><p>32:02 Guiding different denominations</p><p>39:48 History of Christianity in Japan</p><p>44:03 How Christianity shaped modern Japan</p><p>48:58 Christianity in everyday Japan</p><p>51:27 The value of commodifying religion</p><p>58:12 Interfaith community</p><p>1:03:04 Does Christianity belong in Japan?</p><p>1:09:29 Experience as a pastor in Japan</p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p>Follow Hector: </p><p>https://www.tokyounion.org/</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/tokyounion/</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us:</p><p>https://unpacking.jp/</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan</p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapan</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapan</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts</p><p>https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan</p><p>https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapan</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! </p><p><br></p><p>Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/</p>