Muslims gather in Tokyo to protest torn Koran

Muslims gather in Tokyo to protest torn Koran

TOKYO, Japan - Muslims hold a protest rally in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on May 25 following the discovery of a damaged Islamic holy text in front of a Pakistani-run business in the Sea of Japan coastal town of Kosugi in Toyama Prefecture on May 21. They submitted a protest letter concerning the incident addressed to Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka to the ministry.

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