After Nicholas: Self-Realization of the Japanese Orthodox Church, 1912-1956 - Paperbackby Ilya Kharin (Author) During Japan's Meiji period (1868 1912) of rapid Westernization, the propagation of Orthodox Christianity enjoyed remarkable success in this country. Under the leadership of Archbishop Nicholas (Kasatkin), Orthodoxy in Japan outstripped the growth of Protestantism and Roman Catholicism in terms of missionary to convert ratio. After Nicholas pioneers the study of the Japanese Orthodox Church after its initial boom, tracing the