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Responding to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters immediately established Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Headquarters (headed by Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs Yoshitaro Ueda) to organize and coordinate Tenrikyo’s relief activities effectively. In view of the staggering number of people who were missing in the…
Tenrikyo Young Menʼs Association Headquarters held the 24th International Cultural Seminar on the afternoon of April 26 at Moya 38, with the participation of 192 people. This seminar aims to heighten association membersʼ awareness of the overseas mission, provide relevant information, and encourage directly supervised chapters to conduct more activities…
On April 19, Tenrikyo Women’s Association held its 93rd annual convention. Due to the rain that started falling in the morning, the main venue was changed from the Inner Courtyard of the Church Headquarters to the North, East, and West Worship Halls of the Main Sanctuary. Committed to take a…
On April 17, Tenrikyo Boys and Girls Association held a ceremony to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Sansai-no-Sato—Tenrikyoʼs youth outdoor activity center—with the Shinbashira attending as a guest of honor. Established in 1971 as a training site for successors of the path under the theme “Mutual Help and Creation,” the…
On March 20, worldwide news coverage of the earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan highlighted the rescue of an 80-year-old woman and her teenage grandson, who had miraculously survived nine days while trapped under the wreckage of their collapsed home in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. The woman, Mrs. Sumi…
Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps embarks on full-scale recovery efforts in Miyagi Prefecture On April 2, the base of operations for Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps’s relief activities in Miyagi Prefecture was relocated from the Miyagi Diocese Office in Sendai City to the coastal city of Higashimatsushima, which was devastated…