http://www.japancan.com Connecting, Equiping, Encouraging & Mobilizing Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:07:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am thrilled that Studio Re: is now a reality, we are moving ahead with our vision for impacting Japanese culture through redemptive films! This morning CAN staff member Joshua Brenner and I worked with an excellent editor named Shane Andreasen from Colorado (who came to Tokyo for ten ... http://www.japancan.com/88 one person... one story... one great God Each person has a story to tell; each person that we pass on the street is more complex than the best-written character in literature. And yet, God somehow finds a way to reach each person in the deepest places ... http://www.japancan.com/87 One important aspect of CAN is that we collaborate with churches, and many other groups. For our June event we worked with the English congregation of a church in Tokyo called MCC (an Evangelical Free Church). Below is a video by John (MCC leader): Last evening when I ... http://www.japancan.com/86 Mujo No Kaze, The film CAN produced in collaboration with Biola University is now an award-winning film! Inigo Film-Festival in Sydney Australia has chosen our film to receive a significant award --- details will be announced later (we know what the award is be we don't want to usurp their right ... http://www.japancan.com/85 CAN Monthly in June will be a collaboration with a church in Tokyo called MCC which runs a monthly Coffee House. Date: Friday, June 6, 2008 Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Tokyo Musashino Evangelical Free Church Street: 1-2-12 Kichijoji Kita-machi City/Town: Musashino (Tokyo), Japan The featured artist of the month will be Shuji Noda (野田修司). He used ... http://www.japancan.com/84 The short film that CAN produced in conjunction with Biola University and All Nations has its festival debut at the California Independent Film Festival. Mujo No Kaze will screen at Livermore Cinemas Theater on Saturday, April 19th at 10:00am and Sunday, April 20th at 1:30pm. For more information, please visit the ... http://www.japancan.com/72 There is considerable interest in Christianity in Japan, especially among youth. A comprehensive study of Japanese people and religion conducted by Gallup documented that six to seven percent of the youth identify themselves as “Christian.” Another research project – named “Elijah Symposium” - identified 7% of the youth of Japan ... http://www.japancan.com/68 JAPAN PREMIERE In January of this year (2007) we (CAN Japan) collaborated with Biola University in the making of a short film. "Mujo No Kaze" was shot on location here in Tokyo, in Japanese. It was a big project that took a lot of teamwork and planning. It was a great ... http://www.japancan.com/67 Bible Manga Informational Meeting: Announcement #2 Bible Manga is one of the most contextualized mass-media presentations of the gospel in the history of Christianity in Japan. New Life League Japan (NLLJ) is publishing an exciting series of books called Bible Manga. These books are are genuine full-color manga, created by Japanese ... http://www.japancan.com/66 New Life League Japan (NLLJ) is publishing a very important and exciting series of books called “Bible Manga.” Japanese artists are creating five genuine manga books based on the Bible (three Old Testament and two New Testament). The original art and text is in Japanese but Manga Messiah has already ... http://www.japancan.com/64