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Missionaries, under the leadership of Heber J. Grant, arrived in Japan on 12 August 1901. A few weeks later, on 1 September, President Grant dedicated the country for the preaching of the Gospel. Work continued until June 1924 when the First Presidency decided to close the mission. The mission president was released 31 July 1924 and the last missionaries departed on 7 August. The mission reopened in 1937 with headquarters in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Japan (1901 - 1924) Profile
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Japan Dedication Site
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Missionaries in Japan
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First Mission Home in Japan
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Missionaries in Yokohama
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First Missionaries to Japan
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Missionaries in Japan
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Missionaries in Japan
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Opening the Japan Mission
![Japanese Mission Home in Hawaii, 1938 December](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionary photos/hyrum-russell-margetts-1918-fs-1.jpg)
Japanese Mission Home in Hawaii, 1938 December
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Missionaries in Tokyo, 1902 February 17
Wailuku Mission Home, Japanese Hawaiian Mission, 1941, Circa 1941
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"The Old Homestead" Japanese Mission Home in Hawaii, 1938 October 5