SIGNIS ASIA ASSEMBLY 2012
Kuala Lurnpur.Malaysia1 0ctober l-5,201ヱ
1.Name of Country:
2.VVebsite:
Japan
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signis― iapan.Org/
3.Country Populationi
128,056s000(Oct.1.2010)
4.Catholic Population:
448,440(2010)
5.Number of SI(3NIS Membersi
1 5 individuals and 7 organizations
6.Advisory Bishop to SiGNIS」 APANI Bp.Jarnes Kazuo Koda
Advisory Priest to SiCNIS」 APANI F『 .Peter Masahide Haresaku
7,Nattona1 0frlce Director of Social Communications: N、 A.
8.SIGNIS Country Officers malling addresses/phone/fax/email addressesi
Presidenti
Mr.Francis Shigeki Chiba
Vice Presidenti
Mr.Thomas― Aquinas itaru Tsuchiya
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SecretaryI
Mr.Paul Tsuneakiぐ
Secretariati
c/o Daughters of St.Paul
8-12-42 Akasaka,Minato… ku,丁 okyo 107-0052 JAPAN
Tel1 81¨ (0)3-3479-3941/Fax: 81-(0)3-3479-3944
e― mail:limukvoku(Dsignis― iapan.OrO
9.THREE MAJOR ACHiEVEMENTS FOR THE PAST YEAR:
A.Cinema
Japan Catholic Filrn Award 2011:(May,2012)
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Screened in co‖ aboration with Nagasaki Catholic Centerin Nov.2011.
Second tirne to screen the」 CFA filrn outside of Tokyo Metropolitan
Area,http:〃 tsuki― aka百 .com/
Participated Macau Film Forum(East Asia Common Project)
Nov.201l Japan rnade a presentation with video clips on the history and
latest situation of pro― life in」 apan.
SiGNiS JAPAN Film Recommendation
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B.internet
」an.2012: lnternet Seminar“ East Japan Creat Earthquake and Church HP"
WordPress Course(offered by SNN)
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Sept.2012:
Church HP Administrators'Exchange Meeting
C,Publicity&Gatherings
SiGNiS JAPAN Leaflet: Revised“ SiCNIS JAPAN"leattet to gather more
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“Er7g″s力 Praza″ in SIGNIS JAPAN web stte has added new articles,
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General MeetingI May 2012 re― elected/re― assigned country officers.
Regular Meetingl nearly once a rnonth
10.THREE MAJOR MEDIArCOMMuNiCAT10NS CHALLENGES:
A.To Realize Evangelization by lmages through SNN rS′
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SNN airns to be a Catholic internet video station where we can convey our
Catholic ideas and attitudes toward the」 apanese rYlartyrs,Great Earthquake
and people,and other social problems inciLIding nuclear powerissues by way of
irnages, SNN is very young,and they need to bu‖ d up their organization for
effective work and attractive contents. http:〃 signisgoodnews.tv
B. To(3onvey the Messages ofthe Japanese Martyrs
We are cooperating to CBCJ who has subnlitted to Vatican documents to appeal
for the beatification of」 usto Takayarna Ukon by 2015,400th anniversary of his
Martyrs and Church HP". We need
death. We corlducted internet serninar on “
to pursue this project Further to convey their spirituality.
C.To Hold Catholic Film Award Filrn Screenings throughout Japan
Currently we have two screens,one in Tokyo area and anotherin Nagasaki. We
hope lo expand the filrn screenings to other dioceses. Our challenges are:Allen,
Money and ttime.
11.DESCRIBE BR!EFLY YOUR FUTURE PLANSI
A.Campaign“ SiCNIS Supporters''
We wili run“ SiGNIS Sttpporters Campaign"to increase the number of our
supporters′ financial patrons. We are not too optirnistic aboutit and know thatit
vvin take 10ng tirne.
B. To increase contacts with the Young Ceneration
Elder generation rnust convey their spirituality,belief,etc.to younger
generation and we plan to adrninistrate St(3NIS JAPAN facebook account,to
pursue the possibility of Young Catholic Film Directors Festival,etc,
12.OTHERINFORMAT10N YOU WiSH TO SHARE
Oct.2011,Participated SAA 201l in Nepal,presented a report on the Creat
Earthquake of East」 apan,and a report on Fukushirna.
Nov.2011,SIGNiS」 APAN participated National Assembly of Catholic
Cornrnunicators held in Sendai by CBC」
」an.2012,VVe had an off‐ site meeting to discuss and share the basic internal
issues.
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くList of rnember institutions>
1.Office for Social Communicationsi Catholic Bishops'Conference of Japan
2.Society of St,Paul
3,Daughters of St,Paul
4.Social Communications Cornmtttee,Central Area,Sendal Diocese
5.Social Cornrnunications Cornrntttee,Nagasaki Archdiocese
6.Cinema Village of Heaven,Koenii CathOlic Church
7 Honnepage Commntee,Koenii CathOlic Church
SICNiS Country officers
List of officers and their
position
1.Mr.Shigeki Chiba:
President,SI皓 NIS
」APAN
2 Mr.Itaru Tsuchiya∫
∨ice― president
3 Allr.Tsuneaki Mac
Allachida,Secretary
4.Sr.Kyoko Shirrlizu,
Treasurer
SiCNIS」 APAN OfficeFS(May 2012-May 2015)
Mr.Chiba
Mr.A/1achida Sr.Shimizu Mr.Tsuchiya