Film Screening: “A Hidden Life” directed by Terrence Malick On Wednesday,1st October, Hirano-san led the second session of a new hobby club, Marunouchi Film Club. Through the hobby clubs, he hopes to provide a venue for Christians and those not yet Christians to mingle and get to know each other in an informal atmosphere. The film …
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Mizuki Nakamura JECA Asahi Bible Church, AichiKGK（Fellowship of Christian Students）in Aichi I am from Shizuoka Prefecture and was raised in a Christian home. During my junior high school years, I began to turn away from God. However, one day during fellowship at church, I became convinced that Jesus is truly God. When I was in a …
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As I reflect on the past couple of months, the area which I remain most thankful for is our teamwork as a Tokyo Marunouchi Partnership (TMP) staff team. I genuinely feel that we are all helping each other in so many ways, whether setting up computer applications, producing Excel sheets, preparing Powerpoint presentations, or welcoming each …
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Andy Duncan Marunouchi Church Tokyo Assistant As I reflect on my first year let me begin by expressing my deep gratitude and respect for all that I have been privileged to participate in with Tokyo Marunouchi Partnership. As I reflect, I am struck by how each aspect of the organization – from the Marunouchi Office Groups …
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Takaaki Hirano MCT Co-Pastor I. Wednesday Night MCT Worship Service In June 2025, MCT began a new challenge. In addition to our monthly Sunday morning worship service in a larger venue in Marunouchi, we have started a smaller Wednesday evening service in our TMP office that is even easier for businesspeople working in and around Marunouchi …
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Mari Tanaka TMP General Affairs AssistantHigashifushimi Evangelical Christ Church (West Tokyo) This is my third year working as a general affairs assistant for the Tokyo Marunouchi Partnership. Every week, when the Samurai students visit the office, I feel excited from the moment I wake up. The joyful laughter of the young people fills the air, and …
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Yuki HanakiMustard Seed Christian Church Tokyo (Harajuku) Hello, I’m Yuki! For a long time, I had no hope in life, but when I moved to Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture for work, I heard the gospel of Jesus Christ for the first time and decided to follow Him as a Christian. After returning to my hometown …
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July and August in Tokyo have been hot, but they have also been a wonderful season of connection. Over the past few months, I have had the privilege of meeting individually with many friends and partners to share the Tokyo Marunouchi Partnership (TMP) 2024 Annual Report. These times together have been deeply encouraging—not only as we …
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Testimony in the Workplace seminar participant — Yoshinobu Iwata Church: New Urayasu Church of Christ (Reformed Church in Japan) Ways I serve on Sundays: Sunday School (teenage kids), Sunday Service leading, Sunday Service preaching Workplace: It has been 21 years since I joined LIXIL Corporation. I am in the Material Technology Product Development Department. I mainly work at Osaki, Shinagawa, near …
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Naomi Tamanuki TMP Administration Leader Introduction: Naomi Tamanuki joined the TMP staff team in December 2024 as head of General Administration. But even before that, she has been helping out with the children’s work at Marunouchi Church Tokyo (MCT), since the church began its monthly meeting in the Spring of 2023. A year and a …