The History of the Jesuit Order in Japan

The Jesuits were the first european missionaries to arrive in japan. They facilitated a fastinating trade with ming dynasty china, and spearheaded church reforms known as the counter reformation. The order's founding date of 15 forty is only three years removed from the first euroPEan arrival in Japan. And one of the most famous jesuits who ever lived would end up laying the groundwork for their operations there.