Hamamatsu, Japan - April 2017 – On 24 April there was the  first spiritual retreat for about 40 members of the Association of Mary Help of Christians (ADMA) of the Tokyo and Hamamatsu groups. During the retreat, animated by Fr Angel Yamanouchi, Spiritual Animator of ADMA, and Fr Mario Yamanouchi, Provincial of Japan, 23 people from various nationalities made their promises as members of the Hammamatsu ADMA group.