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Multifaith prayer room to open at Tokyo Station in June
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Tokyo Camii & Turkish Culture Center in Tokyo, Japan. (facebook.com/tokyocamii/File)
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ast Japan Railway Co. said Tuesday it will open a multifaith prayer room at Tokyo Station amid an increasing number of foreign travelers from Muslim countries.
The prayer space, to open on June 5, will be the first within a train station in Japan, the company also known as JR East said.
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In western Japan, West Japan Railway Co. and Nankai Electric Railway Corp. provide prayer spaces near their train stations.
