Featured Archives - Jehovah's Witnesses in Japan

United Nations Press Statement on the Q&A Guidelines

On October 1, 2025, four United Nations Special Rapporteurs* expressed concern about ongoing prejudice against religious minorities in Japan, particularly its effect on children. Previously on June 30, 2024, they publicly released a joint opinion addressed to the...

United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteurs’ joint opinion on the Q&A Guidelines

On June 30, 2024, four United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteurs publicly released a joint opinion addressed to the Government of Japan regarding the guidelines, “Q&A on Responses to Child Abuse Related to Religious Beliefs, etc.” that were issued by the Ministry of...

Release of a summary of the findings of the survey “Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan—A Quantitative Study”

In January 2024, an independent research team conducted the largest-ever quantitative study on Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan. It examines the demographics and religious motivations of Jehovah’s Witnesses, their families and approaches to child discipline, their...