INTRODUCTION:
Why Japan? Why Not Japan?

Japan has one of the largest populations which is yet unreached for Christ in the world today. Often when I mention this fact, I am asked why so. Unfortunately, like so many who have lived and ministered in Japan, my answer is almost always “I don’t know.” Both scholars and Christian workers who are in and outside of Japan have been trying to answer this question for many years. To a great extent, this problem remains an enigma.