Yesterday (Feb. 3rd) the Wall Street Journal posted an article to their online source titled "In Japan, Nervous Muslims Condemn Islamic State." The article comes in response to the execution of 2 Japanese journalists, Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa, despite attempted negotiations involving Jordan. At 130 thousand, Japan has a very small Muslim population-- they only account for .1% of Japan's population-- but Muslim religious leaders in Japan are still worried for the backlash that could come against its Muslims citizens. Threats have been made over media accounts towards Japan's Muslim population, and rallies have been held protesting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's relaxed immigration policy that has allowed and influx of Muslim immigrants to come into Japan (mostly from Indonesia). As has been seen in other cases, such as the attacks in Australia and Canada this year, leaders have been quick to condemn the group responsible while trying to assert to non Muslim citizens that these groups do not truly represent Islam, and plead for people not to take revenge out on Muslim citizens in their home country.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-japan-nervous-muslims-condemn-islamic-state-1422932241
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