Comments by "Jun Abejo" (@borrico1965) on "" video.

Totally agree! Christianity could enhance the shining features and purify, transform the dark shadows of Japanese culture. I hope and pray more Japanese learn and live Jesus Christ’s gospel.
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I noticed it too! The first Christians in Japan were Catholics and they were persecuted but proved resilient and prevailed up to this day. A good follow up video could be called “Being Catholic Christian in Japan”! 😁
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@theeccentrictripper3863 I beg to disagree! The modern hermeneutics you seem to employ in parsing events of old Japan is totally baseless. You seem to paint an image of Catholicism as a political conspiracy bent on colonizing old Japan. It was a time when missionaries were already enlightened not to use violence in winning converts. Unlike the earlier conversion of south american peoples when conquistadores went with missionaries, missionaries who went to Japan were not supported officially by European monarchs. Thus, your claim is definitely unfounded.
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@theeccentrictripper3863 Totally true. But the grief caused by the persecution of Japanese Christians in old Japan by the rulers at that time shouldn’t be blamed to Catholicism. It’s totally illogical.
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Absolutely! But I notice you missed to interview a Catholic Christian. Being one of the major Christian sects/denominations in Japan and for a more balanced view of Christianity, I strongly suggest to visit Nagasaki, Japan, where there are many Catholics. This could be a good follow up video: “Being Catholic Christian in Japan”! But again, great video nonetheless! Thanks
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PuraguCryostato The Catholic Herald article you posted is very interesting. It’s new and the historical topic it’s talking about is a favorite of mine.
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Absolutely! Christian values, if applied prudently, could transform Japan’s indigenous culture: enhance its shining features and purify its dark shadows.
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PuraguCryostato Totally agree, I stand corrected. “Denomination” should be the other term used. But in today’s usage “sect” and “denomination” are synonymous now. It’s also a fact, Catholic Christian is the original group. Those persecuted in old Japan were Catholics. Those who were killed in a-bombing Nagasaki were Catholics as well. Other Christian denominations came with the US occupation after WW2. Despite all these, Japanese Catholics are thriving. Once again, I highly suggest the follow up video: “Being Catholic Christian in Japan”.
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Great plan! Form a big Christian family in Japan with your future Japanese wife! 👍
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@jakelee7083 The monks and their companions who went to Japan were not interested in politics. They were driven by the desire to bring the message of Jesus Christ to the Japanese people. It’s actually the Japanese warlords who interpreted the presence of the missionaries, and the impact they were making with the people, with a political “lens”.
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PuraguCryostato //The girl in the thumbnail ... // Exactly! Nobita san also included a picture of a Christian daimyo whose process of canonization is on going. The images include Catholic Christians, but not one of the interviewees was a Catholic. This video really deserves a follow up video: Being Catholic Christian in Japan!
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Great topic and video! 👏👏👏 I may be wrong, but I did not see a specifically Catholic Christian interviewee. Have you tried going to Sophia University, Tokyo, to find a Japanese Catholic Christian? For me, Japanese version of Christianity is very shallow, superficial and just skin-deep. As such, it engenders some paradoxes like Imari Tones music. If you actually missed to interview a Japanese Catholic Christian, that would be a good follow-up video: "Being Catholic Christian in Japan"!
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@ININ-yc1uf Great point! I totally agree! Nobita did well highlighting CHRISTIANITY! Comments like this would not have appeared had Nobita included at least one Catholic Christian which comprise a big percentage of the few Christians in Japan.
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@thetntchicken142 I beg to disagree with you. Catholicism is the first "sect" of Christianity.
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PuraguCryostato It’s really a very minor and inconsequential thing, this sect vs denomination. Just google-search it, the two are synonymous. Catholic Christians are indeed the first Christian group in Japan. Condemning the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima is warranted in order to call for the denuclearization and unilateral abolition of weapons of mass destruction. However, Japan’s electric power source is mainly nuclear, at least before the Fukushima accident, thus cheap and consistent. But now, power cost has risen due to shift to coal and fossil fuel.
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Exactly! They nuked Nagasaki where many Catholic Christians were living. It’s a sad fact of US actions in WW2. Probably, it was incidental. Perhaps, it was one of the populous cities but least protected by state anti-aircraft guns.
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@ProtoIndoEuropean88 Do you really think so? Native Japanese wouldn’t welcome these type of videos of Nobita san? But these are real events and real issues. Westerners should know these to get the whole picture. Great job, Nobita san!
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Me too! Catholic Christians, Japanese converts and foreign missionaries, were the first Christians in Japan. They were persecuted but prevailed to the present day. They deserve to be heard.
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@amadeosendiulo2137 Exactly! It was a very unfortunate event, indeed. Perhaps, it was just coincidence they chose to bomb Nagasaki and Hiroshima among the cities. Probably, those were heavily populated and least protected by AA guns. American GIs were getting killed by the hundreds in Okinawa, US forces felt they need to get even.
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@collectiveconsciousness5314 Absolutely! Whether the conspiracy analysis/theory is true or not, history has shown it has not succeeded in wiping out the community. Instead, it has taught them to be resilient and persevering despite the odds. Time will tell, tbh, the Christian communities will be a huge blessing to Japan.
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@jakelee7083 If the missionaries' agenda back then was pure politics, they would not have the interior strength to endure the torture and the slow and painful death. Coincidentally, today, February 6, is the anniversary of the martyrdom of a Catholic priest, a native Japanese convert, Paul Miki and his companions in 1597. It's quite easy to paint a political color to their presence in Japan, they are now dead and could not counter the accusations. Branding them as agents intent on meddling with Japanese affairs is a way to justify their arrest and murder, don't you think so? It is quite unfortunate the powerful warlords of that time interpreted the influence of the missionaries to the people, including to some local chiefs, as a threat to their power and status. Let's forget and forgive past offenses and move on for a better and prosperous Japan.
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PuraguCryostato //Something else... // Some Christians, non-Catholics and Catholics, are winning converts without forcing people to convert. These does not figure in the news and will never be in the news.
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@alyssafarmer4477 Absolutely! That’s why a good follow up video is “Being Catholic Christian in Japan”! 😁
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Probably, many Catholic Christians were killed when Nagasaki was nuked during WW2.
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@collectiveconsciousness5314 Definitely! I heard that conspiracy theory too. But I do believe, despite this setback of the Japanese Catholic community, they will rise up to help heal the vicious cycle pulling down Japan’s economy and society.
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@amadeosendiulo2137 Definitely! The surrounding hills and mountains encircling Nagasaki somehow confined the bombing damage to the plains of the city proper.
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@jakelee7083 No, I don't agree. In those times, the mentality was "religion and state is one (state religion)". Honest missionaries who desired to bring the message to other peoples cannot help it but to think that way. Like I said, to spread Christianity is also to spread Christendom. I don't agree to the statement "Christianity was used as a tool for political influence". It is as if politics came first before evangelization in the mind of the missionaries. Some daimyo Christian converts did not see it that way. Their allegiance to Christianity was not a rejection of their Japanese culture. It was the strong mindset of state religion that drove the leading warlords to reject Christianity as a threat to their position. I am more inclined to think that the missionaries thought of evangelization before statehood and not the other way around.
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@yamiletsoler3464 Definitely! But a distinction should be made between human malice and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Exactly! The strong patriarchal system of ancient times still exist in modern Japan.
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@jakelee7083 "The CHURCH was entwined with the government. And the government wanted power, so they sponsored the missionaries by giving them special privileges and resources. They didn't give them specific directions, which aids in the sincere conversion of individuals who would then swear their allegiance to the CATHOLIC church." I totally agree. In those times, the prevailing mindset then was Church and State should work hand in hand. To spread Christianity to other peoples also meant to spread Christendom. The ruling dynasty in Spain at that time took it upon themselves to spread Christianity to other lands. That was the reason missionaries and conquistadors came to the Philippines to Christianize and to colonize the land. The Japanese warlords viewed Christianity as a threat to their power and acted to curtail it by persecuting the converts. Some local daimyo like Takayama Ukon had to leave Japan as an exile. It is quite unfortunate that the mentality during those years was Religion and State should be one. Now, when the concept of the separation of Church and State is already part of mainstream thinking, it would be good to consider the benefit of allowing Christian values to interact with Japanese tradition and culture as discussed in 32:52.
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Definitely! I noticed the omission too: so many images of Japanese Catholic Christians but no one was interviewed. A follow up video could make up for it: Being Catholic Christian in Japan. 😁
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I.m.h.o., the more the teachings of Jesus Christ permeate every aspects of Japan’s culture the more it will purify Japan’s cultural perversities: more gender equality, less chikan in trains, better families, etc.
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