The chronology of the retired bishop, Rev. John Takeda in Tokyo Diocese of Nippon Sei Ko Kai well represents the history of ecumenism between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church in Japan. I tried to translate some descriptions on the events.
Part 1
January 6, 1988
At the installation held at St. Mary Catholic Cathedral of Tokyo Achdiocese, he becomes the seventh Anglican bishop of Tokyo Diocese. The presider was the Presiding Bishop Kikawada and the preacher was Rev. Paul Lee Chun-Whan, the former Bishop of Seoul Diocese in the Korean Anglican Church. It is also the first imposition and installation of a bishop using the revised Book of Prayer with colloquial language in Nippon Sei Ko Kai.
http://www.nskk.org/tokyo/data/0107bishop/nenpyo01.htm
Part 2
June, 1994
The second associated prayer service with the Roman Catholic Church takes place at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Tokyo Archdiocese.
May, 1998
The general conference of Nippon Sei Ko Kai is held at the hall of St. Andrew Church, Bishop John Takeda is selected to the fifteenth Presiding Bishop. Besides, The proposition on the imposition of woman to priesthood is also passed.
November 27, 1998The imposition in which Deacon Shigeko Yamano and Taduru Sasamori are invested to priesthood is announced.
December 12, 1998In Chubu Diocese, Rev. Ryoko Shibukawa becomes the first woman priest of Nippon Sei Ko Kai. Bishop John Takeda is a preacher.
January 6, 1999
As announced, There are the first woman priests in Tokyo Diocese. Bishop John Takeda presides and Priest Tsukada Osamu preaches. Bishop Robert Ihloff of Maryland Diocese, the persons involved with Seoul Diocese and Bishop elect Isoarashi ... about five hundreds of people attend and bless them.
June 8, 2000
The third associated prayer service between Anglicans and Catholics is held at St. Ignatius Catholic Church using a jointly translated prayer "Our Father".
http://www.nskk.org/tokyo/data/0107bishop/nenpyo02.htm
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