"Catholics from other countries share their strong Catholic traditions and they are a channel of evangelisation. They represent hope for our local Church also because they have numerous children. Moreover many Catholic immigrant women marry Japanese husband, they are missionaries in the family and they bring up the children in the Catholic faith. Immigration is an important phenomenon in Japanese society, it is a challenge and an opportunity for evangelisation."
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“A Church which walks with renewed faith and hope, taking up the challenge of internationalisation ” Interview with Archbishop Peter Takeo Okada, Archbishop of Tokyo and President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan (17 December 2007) Fides News Agency
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Peter Takeo Okada
Peter Takeo Okada (24 October 1941 – 18 December 2020) was a Japanese prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Urawa and as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tokyo.
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