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The Christian and Missionary Alliance began its work in Japan in 1893, just a few decades after Japan opened its doors to the world. Alliance missionaries settled in western Japan and began evangelizing this island nation, working hard to train Japanese believers to evangelize their own nation. The Alliance missionary force in Japan reached a peak of 16 missionaries in the early 1900s, but then completely withdrew from Japan in 1937.  In 1952, the Christian and Missionary Alliance resumed work in Japan and has continued to this day.

Today, the Japan Alliance Mission focuses on evangelism and church planting, primarily in the Tokyo area. The mission is also involved in leadership training at the national church's seminary in Hiroshima.