The international ... to the Jehovah's Witnesses website, there are currently about 8.7 million members in 239 countries worldwide, with about 214,000 baptized members in Japan.

(Reuters) - A Jehovah's Witness in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday for organising the activities of an extremist group, the local interior ministry ...

For Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world, the most important day of 2025 will be Saturday, April 12. The day corresponds to Nisan 14 of the Jewish calendar. On that date, over 2,000 years ago ...

A grand jury indicted Brown and heard testimony about other Jehovah’s Witnesses members also sexually assaulting children, according to the release. Brown was a congregation member and ...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the PCG formalized this partnership by signing a "record of discussions" on Tuesday, April 15, establishing a technical cooperation project ...

The Expo 2025 has opened in Osaka with more than 10,000 people singing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to celebrate the start of ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called Japan an “indispensable partner” in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the region and announced upgrading the U.S. military command in Japan to a ...

The revised law, which came into force Thursday, enables the Japan International Cooperation Agency to support companies in developing nations to issue bonds, such as for green projects, and acquire ...

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TOKYO -- Hotel rates for Japan's Golden Week holidays are on the rise, with foreign visitors accounting for nearly 40% of reservations on the first day, Nikkei research shows. The average daily ...

TOKYO -- Skymark Airlines will resume international flights for the first time in five years, Nikkei has learned. Charter service will be established connecting Kobe Airport, where international ...

Zeke Mueller grew up in the Jehovah's Witnesses. He left the religion and his family when he was 20, contending with his sexuality. He explored self-expression and identity through drag ...