From Seoul to Tokyo: A Korean Pastor’s Mission to the Chinese Diaspora in Japan

In the spring of 2023, as cherry blossoms bloomed in Tokyo, I stepped out of the Nippori Station on the Yamanote Line and took a taxi through the city’s winding streets to the new meeting place of Nippori International Church. Across the quiet street, I heard Chinese hymns. I was there to interview Pastor Soo-min Park (朴树民), a Korean missionary serving the Chinese diaspora in Japan. As the founding pastor of Tokyo Nippori International Church and the Japan Chinese Christian Center (JCC), and author of a booklet on diaspora missions, Pastor Park’s passion for mission and humble character have inspired many, including me, since our first meeting years ago in Tokyo.

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