▁this ▁period , ▁mission ary ▁activity ▁was ▁centered ▁in ▁Tokyo . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁A ta ul ▁M uje eb ▁R ashed ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁mission ary ▁in ▁Japan . ▁Method s ▁adopted ▁by ▁R ashed ▁included ▁f lier ▁distribution , ▁such ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁H ach iko ▁exit ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ib u ya ▁Station , ▁and ▁pre aching ▁over ▁a ▁loud spe aker , ▁whilst ▁driving ▁a ▁car ▁printed ▁with ▁religious ▁s log ans . ▁As ▁ad vised ▁by ▁the ▁cal i ph , ▁and ▁recommended ▁by ▁R ashed , ▁the ▁headquarters ▁shift ed ▁to ▁N ago ya , ▁when ▁a ▁mission ▁house ▁was ▁bought ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁a ▁Japanese ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁was ▁published . ▁The ▁Q ur an ▁was ▁translated ▁by ▁A ts ush i ▁Kob ay ashi , ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁convert , ▁who ▁adopted ▁the ▁name , ▁Muhammad ▁U w ais ▁Kob ay ashi . ▁ ▁J our ne ys ▁by ▁cal i ph s ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁cal i ph ▁to ▁visit ▁Japan ▁was ▁Mir za ▁T ah ir ▁A hm ad , ▁whose ▁visit ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁a ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁into ▁Japanese , ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁A hm adi y ya ▁Muslim ▁Community . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁cal i ph , ▁Mir