Many of them have drawn inspiration from Hakamada’s own prison writings ... vast when Hakamada was released from his tiny cell. With Hideko’s encouragement, I said a few words about why I was there ...

"If you can't see the wisdom [in the Bible], you haven't contemplated your own misery," he told The Post's Rikki Schlott.

Remember the joy and importance of Christmas by reading the Bible story of the Nativity of Christ as well as this list of 40 ...