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. During World War II it was the Central Pacific Mission.
Missionaries returned to mainland Japan in 1948.
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Japan (1901 - 1924) Profile
Japan Dedication Site
Missionaries in Japan
First Mission Home in Japan
Missionaries in Yokohama
First Missionaries to Japan
Missionaries in Japan
Missionaries in Japan
Opening the Japan Mission
Japanese Mission Home in Hawaii, 1938 December
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Wailuku Mission Home, Japanese Hawaiian Mission, 1941, Circa 1941
"The Old Homestead" Japanese Mission Home in Hawaii, 1938 October 5
Missionaries in Tokyo, 1902 February 17