Japan does not give citizenship to Muslims, has banned Islam and Quran, is there no mosque?

Japan These days, many things are reportedly going on on social media regarding (Japan). It is being said that Japan has banned Islam and Muslims. A graphic list has been released on a social media platform in which many claims have been made about Japan, most of which are false and misleading. It is said in these that Japan is the only country which does not give citizenship to Muslims. Here Muslims are not given permanent residence and there is a ban on propagation of Islam in this country.

This is a completely false claim that Japan is the only country which does not give citizenship to Muslims. People who are not natives of Japan can obtain Japanese citizenship through naturalization. The websites of the Japanese Ministry of Justice and the law firm Tokyo Immigration Service make no mention of religion for naturalization.

restrictions on religious freedom
In its ‘2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Japan’, the US State Department quoted Hirofumi Tanada of Waseda University in Tokyo as saying that, as of 2020, there were approximately 230,000 Muslims in the country, including 47 thousand citizens. The website of the Japanese Immigration Services Agency, which does not list religion as a requirement to obtain a permanent residence permit.

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propagation of islam
There is a ban on propagation of Islam in Japan, this is also wrong. The Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, citing a study conducted by Tanada at Waseda University, said that the number of mosques in Japan has increased from only 15 in 1999 to 113 in March 2021. Similarly, there is no mention of banning the propagation of Islam in the Constitution of Japan. Article 20 of Japan says, “Everyone is guaranteed freedom of religion.” It also says, “No person shall be compelled to take part in any religious function, celebration, rite or practice.”

Arabic language studies
There is no university in Japan where Arabic or any other Islamic language is taught. This is also completely wrong. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and Osaka University, Japan have Arabic language courses. Similarly, Japan is the only country in the world where the number of embassies of Islamic countries is negligible. This medicine is also wrong. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan has opened embassies and consulates in many Islamic countries such as Indonesia, Pakistan, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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No import of Quran!
It is also spreading rapidly on social media that no one can import ‘Quran’ published in Arabic language. But this is also a lie. The Arabic Quran is not included in the list of items prohibited from import on the Japan Customs website. “Japan customs law does not prohibit the import of Arabic Qurans,” a representative of Tokyo Customs told Reuters in an email. For example, the Arabic Quran can be purchased from Amazon in Japan.

Discrimination in giving house on rent
However, there are several news reports that point to discrimination against foreigners when trying to rent a house in Japan. But there is no mention of people specifically not giving houses to Muslims. There is no law that prevents a person following a particular religion from owning or renting out property. (Input- Reuters)

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