The history of Islam in Japan started around 120 years ago when a large group of Turkish Muslims made a largely failed attempt to visit the country to salute the nation for an earlier visit by the Prince Akihito of that time. According to some statistics, the number of Muslims living in Japan whether they …
The recent earthquake, Tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan prompted relief organizations, Japanese and international governments to start extensive relief efforts to help the affected. The Muslims, as a community in Japan were no exception to that. They contributed immensely to the relief efforts and till today, they have been helping the affected communities in …
JapaneseMuslims.com folks just got the word that Dr. Yusuf Estes, a prominent American Muslim scholar and preacher based in the US, has accepted the invitation by Japan Muslim Peace Federation (JMPF) to become the keynote speaker at the upcoming annual seminar on Islam at The University of Tokyo on October 14. The details of the …
Welcome to the Japanese Muslims website. It seeks to improve the quality of Muslim life in Japan and elsewhere by providing information important to them. The Web site is targeted mainly to the Japanese Muslims, Muslims from other countries, regions living in Japan, not yet Muslims and their families. The basic aim of the Web …
On December 31, 2011, Otsuka Masjid in Tokyo held an all-Japan Quran competition where 80 children from different parts of Japan recited the Quran. The Chief Guest, distributed the prizes to the winners. The event, dubbed as Annual Qira’at-ul Qur’an cCmpetition and sponsored by Otsuka Masjid administration and others, has been nearly 12 years in the …
