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Japanese Muslims: Yohei Matsuyama, a Japanese Muslim and postdoctoral research fellow at Tokyo University, is silhouetted before a window as he looks at religious books at the Hira Mosque in Gyotoku, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo

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Tue, July 14, 2015 Published on Jul. 14, 2015 Published on 2015-07-14T16:43:34+07:00

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Japanese Muslims: Yohei Matsuyama, a Japanese Muslim and postdoctoral research fellow at Tokyo University, is silhouetted before a window as he looks at religious books at the Hira Mosque in Gyotoku, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. Matsuyama, who converted to Islam at the age of 18, is also director of the Japan Muslim Association which estimates about 10,000 native Japanese Muslims live in the predominantly Shinto and Buddhist country. (AP/Eugene Hoshiko) Japanese Muslims: Yohei Matsuyama, a Japanese Muslim and postdoctoral research fellow at Tokyo University, is silhouetted before a window as he looks at religious books at the Hira Mosque in Gyotoku, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. Matsuyama, who converted to Islam at the age of 18, is also director of the Japan Muslim Association which estimates about 10,000 native Japanese Muslims live in the predominantly Shinto and Buddhist country. (AP/Eugene Hoshiko) (AP/Eugene Hoshiko)

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span class="caption">Japanese Muslims: Yohei Matsuyama, a Japanese Muslim and postdoctoral research fellow at Tokyo University, is silhouetted before a window as he looks at religious books at the Hira Mosque in Gyotoku, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. Matsuyama, who converted to Islam at the age of 18, is also director of the Japan Muslim Association which estimates about 10,000 native Japanese Muslims live in the predominantly Shinto and Buddhist country. (AP/Eugene Hoshiko)

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