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Japanese: 耶蘇会士日本通信 - やそかいしにほんつうしん

This is the title given to the Japanese translation of a collection of letters sent by many missionaries who came to Japan between 1549 (Tenbun 18) and 1580 (Tensho 8) to Jesuits in India and Europe, describing the status of their missionary work. The original was published in 1598 by Evora in two volumes, and contains letters written before the establishment of the so-called annual report format (→Annual Report of the Jesuits in Japan). It reports on the achievements of schools and hospitals established by the Society of Jesus, as well as events in Japan, making it a valuable historical resource that fills the gaps in records in Japan. It was translated by Murakami Naojiro as "Christian Correspondence from Japan: Kyoto Edition" in the "Ikoku Sōsho," "Christian Annual Report Volume 1, Lower (Shimo) Edition" in the "Nagasaki Sōsho," and "Christian Correspondence from Japan: Bungo Edition" in the "Zoku Ikoku Sōsho," and the Bungo, Lower (Shimo) Edition has been reprinted in the "Shin Ikoku Sōsho."

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Japanese:

天文 18 (1549) 年 F.ザビエルの鹿児島渡来以後，天正8 (80) 年までに来日した多くの宣教師たちが布教の状況などをインド，ヨーロッパのイエズス会員 (耶蘇会員) に送った書簡集の邦訳に与えた書名。原本は 1598年エボラ刊行の2冊本書簡集で，いわゆる年報形式 (→耶蘇会士日本年報 ) の確立以前の書簡を収めている。イエズス会が設立した学校，病院などの業績，日本国内の出来事などが報告されており，日本の記録の不足を補う貴重な史料。村上直次郎によって『異国叢書』に『耶蘇会士日本通信京畿編』，『長崎叢書』に『耶蘇会士年報第1巻下 (シモ) 編』，『続異国叢書』に『耶蘇会士日本通信豊後編』として訳出され，『新異国叢書』に豊後・下 (シモ) 編が再録された。

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