Christians seek new ways to spread word in modern Japan

Christians seek new ways to spread word in modern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Masachika Namba, pastor at the Shibetsu Church of the United Church of Christ in Japan, talks about his editing policy for the local church's free paper "Let us run" at the church in Shibetsu, Hokkaido, on Oct. 4, 2012.

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