The Tokyo Japan Temple is the 18th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On August 9, 1975 the First Presidency of the Mormon Church announced that a temple would be built in Tokyo, Japan. Spencer W. Kimball said at a conference in Tokyo, With this announcement the audience broke out clapping and crying. With its completion the Tokyo Japan Temple became the first temple built in Asia. A second Japanese temple was later built in Fukuoka, Japan.