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Then-Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo speaks during a briefing about the assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican Oct. 20, 2023. (Credit: Credit: Lola Gomez/CNS.)

Japanese cardinal says a ‘polite persecution’ faces Christians in Japan

Feb 28
Nirmala Carvalho

U.S. President Donald Trump with the Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 28, 2025. (Credit: Mark Schiefelbein/AP.)

Japanese cardinal opposed U.S. plan to renew testing of nuclear weapons

Nov 5, 2025
Nirmala Carvalho

Card. Kikuchi remembers Japanese PM Murayama

Oct 21, 2025
Nirmala Carvalho

A child with other people walks around a cage to look at bugs at an exhibition devoted to insects in Tokyo, Japan, July 31, 2025. (Credit: Yuri Kageyama/AP.)

Low birthrate affecting Catholic Church in Japan

Oct 16, 2025
Nirmala Carvalho

Japan's death chamber. (Credit: AP.)

Cardinal calls for Japan to stop using the death penalty

Oct 15, 2025
Nirmala Carvalho

Top Asian cardinal says ‘no one is exempt’ from synodal path for Church

Sep 6, 2025
Nirmala Carvalho

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, center, and Empress Masako bow in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing as they visit the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan Thursday, June 19, 2025. Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui is at left. (Credit: Kai Naito/Kyodo News via AP.)

A world without nuclear weapons is needed, Japanese cardinal says

Aug 5, 2025
Nirmala Carvalho

Cardinal-designate Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo speaks at an Oct. 8, 2024, press briefing at the Vatican for the Synod of Bishops. (Credit: Lola Gomez/CNS.)

Japanese cardinal explains why Pope Leo XIV was chosen in the conclave

May 12, 2025
Nirmala Carvalho

Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, Archbishop of Tokyo, Japan, right, receives his cardinal’s biretta from Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican on Dec. 7, 2024. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Japanese cardinal denies knowledge of sexual abuse case

May 6, 2025
Nirmala Carvalho

Pope Francis in Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 26, 2019. (Credit: Pool Photo via AP.)

Japanese cardinal remembers influence of Pope Francis in the world

Apr 23, 2025
Nirmala Carvalho

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