About

Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan—A Quantitative Study

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Xiaojun Hu, PhD

Co-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Tadahiko Murata, PhD

Academic Advisory Committee

Eileen Barker, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Sociology of Religion, London School of Economics

Yoko Kowata, PhD

Professor Emeritus, School of Education and Welfare, Aichi Prefectural University

Susan J. Palmer, PhD

Affiliated Member, McGill University

James T. Richardson, PhD, JD

Professor Emeritus, Sociology and Judicial Studies, University of Nevada, Reno

Stuart A. Wright, PhD

Professor of Sociology, Lamar University

Project Consultant:

Jolene Chu, MA, Senior Researcher, Jehovah’s Witnesses

The research study was reviewed and approved by Pearl IRB, an independent institutional review board, on December 27, 2023. All data collection and management procedures adhered to ethical standards and the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its amendments. Funding was provided by the Arnold-Liebster Foundation (founded for the purpose of promoting peace, tolerance, and human rights).