TOKYO – Japan's Broadcasting Industry does not allow programs with religious themes, so it's a miracle that the animated Bible series, Superbook , has aired on national television, first in the 80s and then for another 6 years since 2017. The program not only plants God's Word in the hearts of Japanese viewers, it's also used by Christian churches there to raise a generation who knows and loves God.
Kids enjoying Sunday School is a rare sight in Japan. According to Pastor Makoto Kohatsu of the Kawasaki Church in Tokyo, this is because only half of the churches here have Sunday School. He said, "Out of the 1% Christian population in Japan, including Catholics, only 0.2% go to church. It is very difficult for Japanese people to touch Gospel, watch Gospel, listen to the Gospel. They are no