Another milestone in the Kingdom expansion in Japan was the “Everlasting Good News” Assembly, held in Kyoto, August 21-25, 1963.

However, from the opening day of the assembly, 2,221 were in attendance at the beautiful, modern city hall, the Kyoto Kaikan. During the first two days of the assembly, Brothers Knorr and Ronald Bible thrilled the audience with their talks, given in English with interpretation into Japanese. On Saturday morning 292 persons, the largest number at any baptism to date, were immersed in the Hozu River, against the lovely backdrop of wooded Arashiyama (“Storm Mountain”).