On the weekend of March 28 and 29, 2026, the 23rd Annual Byzantine Studies Conference was held in Tokyo, Japan, organized by the Japan Association for Byzantine Studies at Waseda University. His Eminence Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan was invited as the keynote speaker, presenting on the...

From March 6 to 23, with the blessing of His All-Holiness our Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the canonical permission of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan visited the Holy Metropolis of Chicago at the invitation of its local hierarch, His Eminence Metropolitan...

          For those who are interested but have not yet applied, we are extending the application period for the Byzantine Iconography class until Friday, April 17, 2026   The Orthodox Metropolis of Korea and Exarchate of Japan organizes a seminar on Byzantine Iconography under the guidance...

Last Sunday March 1st,  after the Divine Liturgy and the procession of the holy icons at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul, the Catechumens preparing for baptism on Saturday of Lazarus (April 4th) were introduced to the faithful before H.E. Metropolitan Ambrosios and received his blessing. They have now passed the...

From February 19 to 22, 2026, Metropolitan Ambroseios of Korea and Exarch of Japan visited Okinawa and Tokyo, Japan, to address the liturgical and pastoral needs of the Orthodox faithful and catechumens. In Okinawa, which is the fifth largest island in Japan, the metropolitan met with the Executive Director of...