National Jul 15, 2020
The damaged assets include two on the UNESCO World Heritage List — the Miike Coal Mine and the Hidden Christian sites in the Nagasaki Region.
Books / Reviews | RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN Sep 21, 2019
'The Swords of Silence': Hidden Christians, vengeful daimyo and a few miracles thrown in
by Iain Maloney
Set in the early 17th century, "The Swords of Silence" focuses on the plight of Japan's hidden Christians and the closing of Japan to foreign trade and relations — with a fantasy twist.
Travel Apr 7, 2017
Of hidden Christians and electric cars on the Goto Islands
by Oscar Boyd
I was promised that my journey to Fukue — the largest of the Goto Islands west of Kyushu — would be an uneventful one. My berth, a simple bunk with a matt screen for privacy, was comfortable, and the gentle rocking of the ferry ...