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Average church attendance in Japan is around 30 people. The average age of all Japanese pastors is between 60 and 70 years old. As they retire, with few young leaders to take their places, a growing number of churches are left without pastors.

  • ScriptureEarth

    Multilingual. Enter “Japan” for digital Bibles and Scripture resources in the Japanese language, including many free of charge.

  • English-Japanese Bible Studies

    Bilingual resources from Mustard Seed Church in Osaka in smartphone, tablet, and print-ready formats. Free to use and share (but may not be re-sold or altered).

  • Foundational Scriptures in Japanese and English

    Click to download and share.

  • Lessons on Assurance

    Japanese: 確信の学び これから信仰生活を始める人のために
    Produced by Navigators and highly recommended by one of our missionaries. Five short topical Bible studies on basic promises God gives to Christians: (1) Assurance of salvation, (2) Answered prayer, (3) Victory over sin, (4) Forgiveness, and (5) Guidance. Get to know God’s character as you learn and memorize Scripture. An excellent tool for discipleship. Use the link above or search using the Japanese title; English version available here.

  • CLC Books

    JAPANESE. Christian Literature Crusade’s chain of bookstores in Japan.

  • CLC International/Multi-Language Media

    ENGLISH version of the above.

  • The Concise Bible

    JAPANESE site. Read online, order, or download here: http://www.bdljapan.com/download/BDLJapan_ConciseBibleforWeb.pdf

  • Ethnic Harvest

    Some versions can be read free online. Connects to ordering info at amazon.com

  • Japan Christian Link

    Based in the U.K. Japanese Bibles, bilingual Bible studies, tracts, and more.

  • Japanese Christian Bookstore

    BILINGUAL. Located in Los Angeles.

  • Manga Messiah

    Published by New Life Ministries.

  • Bible & Gospel

    JAPANESE. 15-minute Japanese podcasts connecting the gospel with life—helpful even for those who haven’t read the Bible yet.

  • Daily Audio Bible in Japanese (Podcast)

    MULTILINGUAL. This podcast will go through the New Testament in one year. Click the above link or search “Japanese Daily Audio Bible” in the iTunes Store.

  • Bible Q&A

    Click “Q & A” in the sidebar. A Japanese minister shares responses (with references) to common questions about Christianty.

  • The Jesus Film

    MULTILINGUAL. Listen to and view the JESUS film online. Choose your language.

  • Who is Jesus

    MULTILINGUAL. CRU’s presentation of Christ’s life with photos from the JESUS film. Choose your language.

  • FEBC

    JAPANESE. Website of the Far East Broadcasting Company.

  • Bible Broadcasting Network

    Multilingual. Click Language (Japanese here). Christian radio schedule; hear broadcasts online.

  • Northwest Creation Network

    Science/evolution materials in Japanese. Click “Japanese” to see the list of items.

  • Apologetics Videos by KAPOL

    JAPANESE. Videos discussing the resurrection of Jesus, Pluralism, and other topics. English versions are corresponding English versions can be found on the YouTube channel.