Tuesday 14 July 2015

AP PHOTOS: Muslims in Japan observe fasting month of Ramadan

In this July 11, 2015, photo, Yohei Matsuyama, second left, a Japanese Muslim, sits with other Muslim men as they break the Ramadan fast at the Japan Muslim Association in Tokyo. Japanese Muslims are observing the holy month of Ramadan, where the devoted believe that fasting is an exercise in self-restraint and intended to bring the faithful closer to God.
In this July 11, 2015, photo, Yohei Matsuyama, second left, a Japanese Muslim, sits with other Muslim men as they break the Ramadan fast at the Japan Muslim Association in Tokyo. Japanese Muslims are observing the holy month of Ramadan, where the devoted believe that fasting is an exercise in self-restraint and intended to bring the faithful closer to God.