1. 2024-05-31. Globality of Suffering, The: Tokutomi Kenjirō Meets 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Palestine, 1919. Amin Ghadimi. Exploring Japanese author Tokutomi Kenjirō's 1919 encounter with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, analyzing themes of suffering, globality, religion, and personal transformation within the context of modernity.
2. 2023-07. Non-Governmental Perspective on the Relative Effectiveness of Multilateral and Bilateral Measures to Combat Hate Speech, A: An Analysis of Tools Deployed in Response to Religious Hate Speech in Iran. Bani Dugal, Morten Bergsmo, ed, Kishan Manocha, ed. . International Human Rights framework; Iran's obligations under international law; history of Bahá'í persecution; connections between media, propaganda, and violence; reactions and responses to hate speech from the United Nations and the global community.
3. 2022. Architectures of Thinking, The. Jordi Vallverdu Segura, Josuke Nakano. Sacred architectures play a role in shaping cognition — which results from the relationships between the subject and their surroundings. By sharing an environment and its relationships, members of a community define their values, attitudes, and "reality."
4. 2021-01. New Cycle of Human Power, A: Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounters with Modernist Writers and Artists. Robert Weinberg. On the impact of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá on a number of individuals who were at the cultural vanguard of a society undergoing rapid, radical change.
5. 2016. Memories of Talks with the Guardian. Hiroyasu Takano, Sheridan Sims, ed. . Memories of a pilgrimage in 1954. Takano was the only Japanese Bahá'í other than Saichiro Fujita to meet the Guardian.
6. 2015-08. Group Pilgrimage in Commemoration of the Centenary of the Baha'i Faith in Japan. Haruma Hirabayashi, ed. Brief notes by four participants from a contemporary visit by Japanese Bahá'ís to the Holy Land in honor of 100 years of the Faith in Japan.
7. 2012. Choice of the West for Abdu'l-Bahá's Epoch-Making Trip, The. Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani. Reasons for Abdu'l-Bahá choosing Western nations for the climax of his ministry, and results he achieved in Europe and the United States.
8. 2011. Perfection and Refinement: Towards an Aesthetics of the Bab. Moojan Momen. The writings of the Bab have implications for the "plastic" arts; significance for native traditions; relevance to the performing arts; and the concept of refinement which comes across in both the person and the writings of the Báb.
9. 2009. Augur, George Jacob. Duane Troxel. On the American doctor who became one of the early Bahá’ís of Hawaii and was the first resident Bahá’í in Japan, designated by Shoghi Effendi a Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
10. 2007. Bushido (Chivalry) and the Traditional Japanese Moral Education. Nozomu Sonda. Japanese virtues explained by Nitobe in 1900 in comparison with the Bahá'í perspective on moral education.
11. 2003-03. Barbara Sims' Contribution to Bahá'í Scholarship in Asia Pacific. Sandra S. Fotos. Two memorial articles for Barbara Sims, Pioneer to Japan from 1953-2002, biographer of Agnes Alexander, and author of many histories of Bahá'ís in eastern Asia.
12. 2002/2020. In the Light of the Rising Sun: Memoirs of A Bahá'í Pioneer to Japan. Barbara R. Sims, Sheridan Sims, ed. . Expanded and newly-annotated version of Sims' auto-biography, covering the history of the Faith in Japan 1953-2002.
13. 2002-05-10. In memoriam Barbara Sims. Universal House of Justice, Sheridan Sims, Sandra S. Fotos. Two obituaries of a prominent American Bahá'í teacher and pioneer to Japan.
14. 1999. Bernard Leach, Potter: A Biographical Sketch. Robert Weinberg. The life and work of the potter Leach (1887–1979), the 'Father of British studio pottery', and a Bahá'í.
15. 1998. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume. Robert Stauffer, comp. List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
16. 1998. Unfurling the Divine Flag in Tokyo: An Early Bahá'í History. Barbara R. Sims. History of Bahá'í activities in Japan, 1909-1994, and life stories of notable persons.
17. 1994. Selected Communications Concerning the North East Asia Area including Japan. Universal House of Justice, Barbara R. Sims, comp. . Compilation of letters from, or on behalf of, the Universal House of Justice, in both English and Japanese.
18. 1992. Japan Will Turn Ablaze!. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Barbara R. Sims, comp. . Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá, letters of Shoghi Effendi and the Universal House of Justice, and historical notes about Japan.
19. 1989. Traces That Remain: A Pictorial History of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith among the Japanese. Barbara R. Sims, Sheridan Sims, ed. . Extensive history of Bahá'í events and personages in Japan, 1914-1983.
20. 1986. Remembering Bernard Leach. Trudi Scott. Memories of the Bahá'í potter Bernard Leach (1887–1979).
21. 1982-2023. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history. Encyclopaedia Iranica. Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
22. 1980-04. Yamamoto, Hiroshi: Eldest son of the world's first Japanese believer. Marion Yazdi. Japanese-American Yamamoto (c. 1909-1979) was the eldest son of Kanichi (Moto) Yamamoto, the first ethnic Japanese Bahá’í in the world.
23. 1977. History of the Bahá'í Faith in Japan 1914-1938. Agnes Baldwin Alexander, Barbara R. Sims, ed. . An account of the Bahá'í Cause in Japan, China, Korea, and the Hawaiian Islands, prepared by request of the Guardian.
24. 1975. Interview of Sachiro Fujita. Sylvia Ioas. Interview of Fugita-san by Sylvia Ioas during John McHenry's pilgrimage in December, 1975 at McHenry's request.
25. 1932. Men on the Horizon. Guy Murchie. Lengthy travel diary, the first book of a renowned journalist, war correspondent, and author/artist who would adopt the Bahá'í Faith in 7 years and published more extensively on Bahá'í-inspired themes explicitly after 1955.
26. 1931. Bahá'í Movement in Japan, The. Tokujiro Torii. Summary of Bahá'í visitors to, activities in, Tablets to, and publications in Japan, 1914-1930.
27. 1920-04-02. Personal Letter to Isabelle M. Campbell. Ida A. Finch. Short letter from Finch in Tokyo to Isabelle M. Campbell in Spokane WA, describing some Baha'i activities in Japan, referencing Ahmad [Sohrab] in the U.S. and some translations into Japanese, and a pilgrim's note about Abdu'l-Bahá being sleepless.
28. 1908. Tablets Revealed by Abdul Baha Abbas to the East and West. Abdu'l-Bahá, Mirza Ahmad Esphahani, trans. . An early collection of Tablets by 'Abdu'l-Bahá.

1. 1905-09-05 —
   The Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the 1904–05 Russo-Japanese War. It was signed on September 5, 1905,[1] after negotiations from August 6 to August 30, at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, United States.[2] U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was instrumental in the negotiations and won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. Were it not for US diplomacy and the military restraint displayed by the other European nations, the Russo-Japanese war might have become the first world war. [Wikipedia]
   • According to some historians, the 1905 Russo-Japanese War was the first truly modern war, involving as it did both the telegraph and the telephone, along with machine guns, barbed wire, illuminating star shells, mine fields, advanced torpedoes, and armored battleships. The war's resolution might also be called the world's first modern "peace," inasmuch as its end came about through perhaps the first use of so-called multi-track diplomacy, involving not only the belligerents but also the United States and, significantly, input from civil society. [One Country]
2. 1909-11-00 —
   Charles Mason Remey and Howard Struven left the United States on the first Bahá'í teaching trip to circle the globe. [BFA2:348, GPB261]
   • They went to Hawaii, Japan, Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong and to Burma, India and `Akká. [BFA2:348–50; Video Early history of the Bahá'í Faith in China 2min56sec]
3. 1913-00-00 — In 1913 `Abdu'l-Bahá wrote to Dr Augur advising him to take the Bahá'í message to Japan. [Bahá'í Encyclopedia]
4. 1914-06 —
   George Augur arrived in Japan. [BFA2:53; SBR191]
   • He was the first Bahá'í to reside in the country. [SBR191]
   • For a biography of George Augur see SBR187–98.
   • See PG118 for 'Abdu'l-Bahá's comments on Japan.
5. 1914-11-06 —
   Agnes Alexander arrived in Japan at the request of 'Abdu'l-Bahá en route she stopped in Hong Kong. [TR30; Video Early history of the Bahá'í Faith in China 6min15sec]
   • She lived there for a total of thirty–two years. [PH32]
   • See also W2:42–4 and Sims, Traces That Remain.
6. 1945-09-02 — The war in Japan ended.
7. 1953-12-04 — The arrival of Barbara Sims and her family, husband Sandy and daughter Sandra in Tokyo. [Barbara Sims' Contribution to Bahá'í Scholarship in Asia Pacific by Sandra S. Fotos; In memoriam Barbara Sims by Universal House of Justice, Sheridan Sims, and Sandra S. Fotos]
8. 1955-09-23 — International Teaching Conference was held in Nikko, Japan. [Japan Will Turn Ablaze p87, 97]
9. 1957-00-00 — Nagoya, Japan, became the only spiritual assembly to be made up entirely of Japanese believers.
10. 1957-04-21 —
    The Regional Spiritual Assembly of North East Asia was formed with its seat in Tokyo, Japan. [BW13:304]
    • Its area of jurisdiction was Japan, Korea, Formosa, Macau, Hong Kong, Hainan Island and Sakhalin Island.
11. 1957-04-21 — The launch of the Northeast Asia Six Year Plan (1957-1963)

    The Regional Spiritual Assembly of North East Asia had an area of jurisdiction embracing Japan, Korea, Formosa, Macao, Hong Kong, Hainan Island, and Sakhalin Island. [JTA80-86]

12. 1957-06-08 — Hokkaido Island was opened to the Faith by Rouhollah Mumtazi and Gekie Nakajima with the enrolment of new believers Kinkichi Shimatani and Yoshiro Sasaki of Sapporo, Japan.
13. 1964-04-21 — The National Spiritual Assembly of North East Asia was re-formed with its seat in Tokyo comprising Japan, Formosa, Hong Kong and Macao. [BW14p102]
14. 1969-05-24 — The first Bahá'í Youth Conference of Japan opened on Jogashima Island. [BW15:329]
15. 1971-09-03 —
    The Oceanic Conference of the North Pacific was held in Sapporo, Japan. [BW15:321–2; VV6]
    • For pictures see BW15:312–14 and VV5.
16. 1974-00-00 — The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Japan was established.
17. 1974-04-21 — The National Spiritual Assembly of Japan was formed with its seat in Tokyo. [BW16:233]
18. 1990-03-24 — Abbas and Rezvanieh Katirai opened the Sakhalin Islands and became a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh after 35 years of pioneering in Japan. This last goal was achieved 37 years after the Guardian had designated it as a goal of the Ten Year Crusade. [DM345; AWH73; VV112; Russia by Moojan Momen]
19. 1992-10-25 — Prince Alfred von Lichtenstein toured ten cities in Japan delivering memorial lectures celebrating the centenary of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW92–3:132]

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