the first center owned by the baháʼí assemblies in japan was in amagasaki in 1953. the tokyo assembly bought a house; it became the second baháʼí center in 1954. the third one was in osaka. in 1956 there were eight assemblies in japan and the community had marshaled resources to publish a japanese language baháʼí "geppo" (monthly newspaper) which was also read in korea. in 1957 sims was elected to the first regional national spiritual assembly of north east asia, and alexander was appointed as one of the hands of the cause, a position which she held the rest of her lifetime.