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Oyasama’s 213th Birthday Celebrated in Jiba

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Japan, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters Apr 18, 2011

Oyasama\’s 213th birthday was celebrated at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters today. Happy Birthday, Oyasama!

Tenrikyo to Accept 3,000 Displaced By Recent Disaster

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Japan, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters Mar 24, 2011

Tenrikyo-Related Facilities to Accept Up to 3,000 People Displaced by the Great Tohoku-Kanto Earthquake Until the End of September According to the situation as grasped by the National Police Agency, the number of evacuees from Fukushima, Miyagi, and other prefectures that have been greatly impacted continue to increase. Numerous evacuees currently find themselves having no […]

Disaster Relief for Fukushima Prefecture

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Japan, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters Mar 23, 2011

Another quick update from the Japanese Tenrikyo website: On the morning of March 22, Yuji Tanaka, the director of Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps Headquarters, delivered a monetary donation of 10 million yen to the Fukushima Prefectural Government. He also used the occasion to notify prefectural officials that preparations have been made at Tenrikyo-related facilities […]

Relief to Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures

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Japan, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters Mar 22, 2011

News from the Japanese Tenrikyo website:

On March 19, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters delivered monetary donations of 10 million yen each (equivalent to US $123,564,000) to the prefectural governments of Miyagi and Iwate. Honbu-in* Yoshitaro Fukaya went to Miyagi while Honbu-in Zensuke Nakata went to Iwate. They also informed prefectural officials that preparations were being made at Tenrikyo-related facilities in Tenri to welcome and accept disaster evacuees.

Message from the Head of the Overseas Department

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Japan, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters Mar 20, 2011

A message has been sent to all overseas mission centers and headquarters from the head of the Tenrikyo Overseas Department, Yoichiro Miyamori.

Disaster Relief Corps Distribute Water in Sendai City

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Japan, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters Mar 19, 2011

The latest news from the Japanese Tenrikyo website:

The Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps has sent their first unit, composed of Niigata Diocese Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps members, to the disaster zone. The unit distributed water in areas without running water in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.

The unit is scheduled to stay between March 18 and 21.