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First Christian missionaries arrived in Kyushu in 1542 and came from Portugal and brought gunpowder and Christianity with them St. Francis Xavier was a key figure in his attempts to spread Christianity in Japan, intending to spread peace and and forgiveness to people of Japan who followed Shinto belief and Buddhism Emperor of Japan at the time sought to keep Japan under his strict control, which also meant banning Christianity from being practiced and executed 26 Christians as a warning to Francis Xavier and his missionaries