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Christian daimyo Takayama's statuette moves to Manila

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese priest Toru Nishimoto (R) presents a statuett of Takayama Ukon, a Christian daimyo exiled to the Philippines, to Victoria Quirino Delgado, daughter of former President Elpidio Quirino. Standing at the center is Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin. Nishimoto said the statuette was meant to express the Japanese people's gratitude to the late president and friendship with the Filipino people.

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Mass for 400th anniversary of death of 'Dom Justo Takayama'

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan holds a mass marking the 400th anniversary of the death of Christian feudal lord Takayama Ukon, or Dom Justo Takayama, in Kobe, western Japan, on Feb. 3, 2015. He was expelled from Japan and died in Manila, the Philippines, in 1615. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Christian warlord Takayama Ukon beatified

About 10,000 Catholics and other people from Japan and abroad attend a beatification ceremony for Takayama Ukon, a Japanese Christian warlord, in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 7, 2017. Vatican officially endorsed Ukon, who served as a warrior and was exiled to Manila in 1614 due to the Edo Shogunate's ban on Christianity, as "beatus," or "blessed," the stage below a saint. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Christian warlord Takayama Ukon beatified

About 10,000 Catholics and other people from Japan and abroad attend a beatification ceremony for Takayama Ukon, a Japanese Christian warlord, in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 7, 2017. Vatican officially endorsed Ukon, who served as a warrior and was exiled to Manila in 1614 due to the Edo Shogunate's ban on Christianity, as "beatus," or "blessed," the stage below a saint. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Christian warlord Takayama Ukon beatified

A portrait of Takayama Ukon, a Japanese Christian warlord, is screened during a beatification ceremony in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 7, 2017. Vatican officially endorsed Ukon, who served as a warrior and was exiled to Manila in 1614 due to the Edo Shogunate's ban on Christianity, as "beatus," or "blessed," the stage below a saint. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Christian warlord Takayama Ukon beatified

A portrait of Takayama Ukon, a Japanese Christian warlord, is screened during a beatification ceremony in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 7, 2017. Vatican officially endorsed Ukon, who served as a warrior and was exiled to Manila in 1614 due to the Edo Shogunate's ban on Christianity, as "beatus," or "blessed," the stage below a saint. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Christian warlord Takayama Ukon beatified

Cardinal Angelo Amato (L in front) reads out a letter from Pope Francis declaring Takayama Ukon, a Japanese Christian warlord, to be named in the beatus list during a beatification ceremony in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 7, 2017. Ukon, born in 1552 and baptized in his childhood, served as a warrior and was exiled to Manila in 1614 due to the Edo Shogunate's ban on Christianity. He died of fever the following year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Christian warlord Takayama Ukon beatified

Cardinal Angelo Amato (L) reads out a letter from Pope Francis declaring Takayama Ukon, a Japanese Christian warlord, to be named in the beatus list during a beatification ceremony in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 7, 2017. Ukon, born in 1552 and baptized in his childhood, served as a warrior and was exiled to Manila in 1614 due to the Edo Shogunate's ban on Christianity. He died of fever the following year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kabuki actor marches through Tokyo business district

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ukon marches through Tokyo's Marunouchi business district, together with his son Takeru, on Dec. 13, 2016, before assuming a traditional name of Udanji. Ichikawa will play roles at a Tokyo theater with the new name from Jan. 3, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kabuki actor marches through Tokyo business district

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ukon marches through Tokyo's Marunouchi business district, together with his son Takeru, on Dec. 13, 2016, before assuming a traditional name of Udanji. Ichikawa will play roles at a Tokyo theater with the new name from Jan. 3, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Christian daimyo Takayama's statuette moves to Manila

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese priest Toru Nishimoto (R) presents a statuett of Takayama Ukon, a Christian daimyo exiled to the Philippines, to Victoria Quirino Delgado, daughter of former President Elpidio Quirino. Standing at the center is Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin. Nishimoto said the statuette was meant to express the Japanese people's gratitude to the late president and friendship with the Filipino people.