Japan: The Land Without Muslims

wkk5159

The Japanese do not feel the need to apologize to Muslims for the negative way in which they relate to Islam.
There are countries in the world, mainly in Europe, that are presently undergoing significant cultural transformations as a result of Muslim immigration. France, Germany, Belgium and Holland are interesting examples of cases where immigration from Muslim countries, together with the Muslims’ high fertility rate, effects every area of life.


It is interesting to know that there is a country in the world whose official and public approach to the Muslim matter is totally different. This country is Japan. This country keeps a very low profile on all levels regarding the Muslim matter: On the diplomatic level, senior political figures from Islamic countries almost never visit Japan, and Japanese leaders rarely visit Muslim countries. The relations with Muslim countries are based on concerns such as oil and gas, which Japan imports from some Muslim countries. The official policy of Japan is not to give citizenship to Muslims who come to Japan, and even permits for permanent residency are given sparingly to Muslims.


Japan forbids exhorting people to adopt the religion of Islam (Dawah), and any Muslim who actively encourages conversion to Islam is seen as proselytizing to a foreign and undesirable culture. Few academic institutions teach the Arabic language. It is very difficult to import books of the Qur’an to Japan, and Muslims who come to Japan, are usually employees of foreign companies. In Japan there are very few mosques. The official policy of the Japanese authorities is to make every effort not to allow entry to Muslims, even if they are physicians, engineers and managers sent by foreign companies that are active in the region. Japanese society expects Muslim men to pray at home.


Japanese companies seeking foreign workers specifically note that they are not interested in Muslim workers. And any Muslim who does manage to enter Japan will find it very difficult  to rent an apartment. Anywhere a Muslim lives, the neighbors become uneasy. Japan forbids the establishment of Islamic organizations, so setting up Islamic institutions such as mosques and schools is almost impossible. In Tokyo there is only one imam.
In contrast with what is happening in Europe, very few Japanese are drawn to Islam. If a Japanese woman marries a Muslim, she will be considered an outcast by her social and familial environment. There is no application of Shari’a law in Japan. There is some food in Japan that is halal, kosher according to Islamic law, but it is not easy to find it in the supermarket.
The Japanese approach to Muslims is also evidenced by the numbers: in Japan there are 127 million residents, but only ten thousand Muslims, less than one hundredth of a percent. The number of Japanese who have converted is thought to be few. In Japan there are a few tens of thousands of foreign workers who are Muslim, mainly from Pakistan, who have managed to enter Japan as workers with construction companies. However, because of the negative attitude towards Islam they keep a low profile.
There are several reasons for this situation:


First, the Japanese tend to lump all Muslims together as fundamentalists who are unwilling to give up their traditional point of view and adopt modern ways of thinking and behavior. In Japan, Islam is perceived as a strange religion, that any intelligent person should avoid.


Second, most Japanese have no religion, but behaviors connected with the Shinto religion along with elements of Buddhism are integrated into national customs . In Japan, religion is connected to the nationalist concept, and prejudices exist towards foreigners whether they are Chinese, Korean, Malaysian or Indonesian, and Westerners don’t escape this phenomenon either. There are those who call this a “developed sense of nationalism” and there are those who call this “racism”. It seems that neither of these is wrong.


And Third, the Japanese dismiss the concept of monotheism and faith in an abstract god,  because their world concept is apparently connected to the material, not to faith and emotions. It seems that they group Judaism together with Islam. Christianity exists in Japan and is not regarded negatively, apparently because the image of Jesus perceived in Japan is like the images of Buddha and Shinto.
The most interesting thing in Japan’s approach to Islam is the fact that the Japanese do not feel the need to apologize to Muslims for the negative way in which they relate to Islam. They make a clear distinction between their economic interest in resources of oil and gas from Muslim countries, which behooves Japan to maintain good relations with these countries on the one hand, and on the other hand, the Japanese nationalist viewpoints, which see Islam as something that is suitable for others, not for Japan, and therefore the Muslims must remain outside.
Because the Japanese have a gentle temperament, and project serenity and tranquility toward foreigners, foreigners tend to relate to the Japanese with politeness and respect. A Japanese diplomat would never raise his voice or speak rudely in the presence of foreigners, therefore foreigners relate to the Japanese with respect, despite their racism and discrimination against Muslims in the matter of immigration. A Japanese official who is presented with an embarrassing question regarding the way the Japanese relate to Muslims, will usually refrain from answering, because he knows that a truthful answer would arouse anger, and he is both unable and unwilling to give an answer that is not true. He will smile but not answer, and if pressed, he will ask for time so that his superiors can answer, while he knows that this answer will never come.


Japan manages to remain a country almost without a Muslim presence because Japan’s negative attitude toward Islam and Muslims pervades every level of the population, from the man in the street to organizations and companies to senior officialdom.

In Japan, contrary to the situation in other countries, there are no “human rights” organizations to offer support to Muslims’ claims against the government’s position. In Japan no one illegally smuggles Muslims into the country to earn a few yen, and almost no one gives them the legal support they would  need in order to get permits for temporary or permanent residency or citizenship.
Another thing that helps the Japanese keep Muslim immigration to their shores to a minimum is the Japanese attitude toward the employee and employment. Migrant workers are perceived negatively in Japan, because they take the place of Japanese workers. A Japanese employer feels obligated to employ Japanese workers even if it costs much more than it would to employ foreign workers. The traditional connection between an employee and employer in Japan is much stronger than in the West, and the employer and employee feel a mutual commitment to each other: an employer feels obligated to give his employee a livelihood, and the employee feels obligated to give the employer the fruit of his labor. This situation does not encourage the acceptance of foreign workers, whose commitment to the employers is low.
The fact that the public and the officials are united in their attitude against Muslim immigration has created a sort of iron wall around Japan that Muslims lack both the permission and the capability to overcome. This iron wall silences the world’s criticism of Japan in this matter, because the world understands that there is no point in criticizing the Japanese, since criticism will not convince them to open the gates of Japan to Muslim immigration.
Japan is teaching the whole world an interesting lesson: there is a direct correlation between national heritage and permission to immigrate: a people that has a solid and clear national heritage and identity will not allow the unemployed of the world to enter its country; and a people whose cultural heritage and national identity is weak and fragile, has no defense mechanisms to prevent a foreign culture from penetrating into its country and its land.

About the Author: Dr. Mordechai Kedar (Ph.D. Bar-Ilan U.) Served for 25 years in IDF Military Intelligence specializing in Arab political discourse, Arab mass media, Islamic groups and the Syrian domestic arena. A lecturer in Arabic at Bar-Ilan U., he is also an expert on Israeli Arabs.
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wkk5159

"In Japan, Islam is perceived as a strange religion, that any intelligent person should avoid."

I like this fact, kudos !

spiderman80

wkk5159 posted on 29-10-2014 10:38 AM
"In Japan, Islam is perceived as a strange religion, that any intelligent person should avoid."

I ...

Kesian, ada seorang forummer macai ketuanan kuat menyembah negara Jepun sebab beliau bekerja di sana. Rupa-rupanya begitu lah al-kisah hidup beliau di Jepun.

wkk5159

spiderman80 posted on 29-10-2014 11:07 AM
Kesian, ada seorang forummer macai ketuanan kuat menyembah negara Jepun sebab beliau bekerja di sa ...

Don't use spiderman as your avatar ID lah you imbecilic muslim, it's a insult to this icon.
Go and ejaculate your thrashy rubbish comment in your mullah forum, would you ?

Sephiroth

All nations should approach Islam problem in the same way as Japan did.

Islam doesn't belong ANYWHERE except in Arab Saudi. Their (Islamic) culture and religion are meant for NO ONE except Arabs and their servants (the Muslims). No nation in the World should give any special treatment toward Muslims above their own people (as Japan did).

by Spiderman80

Kesian, ada seorang forummer macai ketuanan kuat menyembah negara Jepun sebab beliau bekerja di sana. Rupa-rupanya begitu lah al-kisah hidup beliau di Jepun.

Habis itu kalau kami layan orang Islam dan agama Islam, adakah itu bermakna kami menyembah Saudi Arabia kah? Statement bodoh apa ini?

spiderman80

wkk5159 posted on 29-10-2014 11:29 AM
Don't use spiderman as your avatar ID lah you imbecilic muslim, it's a insult to this icon.
Go a ...

Maybe you don't really understand my sarcasm, as it was dedicated to a fellow forrumer who likes to stab non Muslim in his comments. Btw, am not a Muslim.
The forrumer is not in this board. He is in the Isu Semasa board where he always bombarded all bullshits on the non Muslims, and he works in Japan. He once said he hoped the Japs still rule this country.

rospinki

good info.

respect Japan anyway, its their country and give priority for the sake of  their heritage and own people.

smart ass! banzai!

sam1528

LOL , this is so funny. Our resident hater 'wkk5159' appeals to an article by an ex IDF intelligence officer who probably have never been to Japan.

Lets look at the more credible sources :
PM Shinzo Abe

I have found that a fundamental aspect of the spirit of Islam is harmony with and love for others. I believe therein lie points of commonality with the Japanese spirit, which is founded on co-existence. The Japanese people sincerely hope for peace and prosperity in the Middle East. However, unfortunately at the present time the Middle East faces a very challenging situation, a fact that deeply pains the people of Japan.

The Japanese Times

Meanwhile, in Japan, no one frets over the Great Decline. Islamophobia is not an industry; the Other here is Chinese. The Japanese may be drawn to what they see as the pureness, the disciplined abnegation on display during Ramadan, yet unlike some in the West, they don’t appear to feel challenged by perceptions of superior spirituality.

Motoko Katakura (Professor Emeritus at the National Museum of Ethnology and Professor Emeritus at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies.)

My fieldwork in the United Kingdom and Japan shows an increasing number of young intellectuals converting to Islam.

Although Japan does harbor prejudices and Japanese can be ignorant of other cultures, there has been no move to restrict Islamic practices or expel Muslims. This is in contrast to the West where Islamic headscarves have become a political issue.

Although the number of Muslims in Japan is rising dramatically, there are no complaints from neighboring residents about the construction of mosques.

Hmm , this shows the inherent fear of our resident hater in 'wkk5159'. LOL , of all reference , you have to appeal to someone who is in the IDF Intelligence who probably have never been to Japan.

Quite embarrassing for you huh ..... LOL

wkk5159

Again not so intelligent defender of vile religion, authentic muslim sam1520 delight in obvious day light self-deception.....

Golden fact, islam is an unreasonable and violent religion that any intelligent modern civilized humanoid should avoid.

wkk5159

rospinki posted on 29-10-2014 12:58 PM
good info.

respect Japan anyway, its their country and give priority for the sake of  their herit ...

It sure is, any intelligent humanoid will loathe Islam like a deadly plague.....

wkk5159

spiderman80 posted on 29-10-2014 12:36 PM
Maybe you don't really understand my sarcasm, as it was dedicated to a fellow forrumer who likes ...

Sorry about that, i wasn't aware of that....

sam1528

wkk5159 posted on 29-10-2014 01:23 PM
Again not so intelligent defender of vile religion, authentic muslim sam1520 delight in obvious day light self-deception.....

Golden fact, islam is an unreasonable and violent religion that any intelligent modern civilized humanoid should avoid.

Tsk tsk tsk ..... no evidence but just frothing in your mouth and gnashing your teeth.

I pattern is forming , haters like you (wkk5158) , sepiroth and the crazy truth.8 don't seem to have any evidence of anything but just prattle away.

Emotional lah .... data talks bullshit walks ..... ever heard of it?

LOL , an article from an ex IDF Intelligence officer who probably have never been to Japan is swallowed hook , line and sinker by you being the Gospel truth. You are desperate , aren't you? Poor you ...

mashimaru83

It looks like someone just got debunked.

wkk5159

I can see one nippon wannabe and one deceptive ustazy hugging and sobbing away because they can't handle the truth....:lol

dekmieDandy

waktu tengok jejak jepun (zizan) haritu pon, ade sekali je rasenye zizan gi islam centre

tu pon sekali tu jelah, centre tu pon sunyi semacam je

sam1528

wkk5159 posted on 29-10-2014 11:14 PM
I can see one nippon wannabe and one deceptive ustazy hugging and sobbing away because they can't handle the truth....:lol

LOL , thats the best you can do? Lets put this issue in the proper context :

wkk5150 : An article from an ex IDF intelligence officer who probably have never been to Japan is the absolute truth

sam1528 : Articles from PM Shinzo Abe , the Japanese Times and a Japanese teaching Professor are much more credible sources

I dare say that you are a desperate hater forcing yourself to believe in anything that is against Islam. Hmmmm so much so for critical thinking from you who claim to be 'a true professional and an expert in your field' ..... the field of BS .... aye ?

Truth.8

dekmieDandy posted on 30-10-2014 10:03 AM
waktu tengok jejak jepun (zizan) haritu pon, ade sekali je rasenye zizan gi islam centre

tu pon s ...

elok muslims atau islam tidak berkembang di sana...nanti negara itu menolak segala  kemajuan dan sekali gus jadi zombie land...perang aja...suka cara orang jepun kerja...tidak melihat jam utk kerja...rajin ...bukan dkt sini....cuba pergi ke MPAJ....nilai lah sendiri

wkk5159

Let's see, population of muslims in Japan is < 0.01% and this number is pathetically paltry that even followers of Aum Shrinkyo cult can easily out number it by a ratio 1:100....

The truth is that Islam needs constant news of people of supposed "higher hierarchy"(they particular like to use Westerner as example because subconciously they feel Western culture and Christianity is superior...) converting to Islam to make them feel good and motivated because simply Islam is a religion of no spiritual substance. Of course it is worth mention that there are numbers of useful idiots in the West, people like Cat Steven, Lawrence Brown....

Rest assure, with the Internet age,many of us would see the end of Islam in our own lifetime.
This is not a dream nor wishful thinking. No matter how dark is the night, it cannot stand the light of the day.
No matter how dense the ignorance, it cannot survive the shattering impact of knowledge.
For 1400 years ignorance was safeguarded by Mullahs. Today the Mullahs are powerless in the Internet Ages, they can no longer control the minds.
Pens are mightier than swords.
One enlightened mind is more powerful than a billion ignorant ones.

sam1528

wkk5159 posted on 30-10-2014 04:49 PM
Let's see, population of muslims in Japan is < 0.01% and this number is pathetically paltry that even followers of Aum Shrinkyo cult can easily out number it by a ratio 1:100....

The truth is that Islam needs constant news of people of supposed "higher hierarchy"(they particular like to use Westerner as example because subconciously they feel Western culture and Christianity is superior...) converting to Islam to make them feel good and motivated because simply Islam is a religion of no spiritual substance. Of course it is worth mention that there are numbers of useful idiots in the West, people like Cat Steven, Lawrence Brown....

Rest assure, with the Internet age,many of us would see the end of Islam in our own lifetime.
This is not a dream nor wishful thinking. No matter how dark is the night, it cannot stand the light of the day.
No matter how dense the ignorance, it cannot survive the shattering impact of knowledge.
For 1400 years ignorance was safeguarded by Mullahs. Today the Mullahs are powerless in the Internet Ages, they can no longer control the minds.
Pens are mightier than swords.
One enlightened mind is more powerful than a billion ignorant ones.

LOL , this is so pathetic. It does not even qualify being a response but just prattling away. It is so easy to provoke you to go ballistics. Hmm superior western culture? Appears that you , being a chinese is in awe of the so called western culture. Yes?

How can Christian culture be superior? Christianity is a dying religion. More Christians are reverting to Islam than the other way around. This are facts that you have difficulty digesting. You are in denial and in delusion.

Does it matter if the population of muslims in Japan is small? It is the growth that matters ...... the very thing you fear ...

Yes , you are right. It is the age of the Internet that is causing the growth of Islam in comparison to Christianity. This is because when the bible is compared to the Quran , the bible loses out in rational explanation. To be rational is enlightenment. It appears that you are regretting your decision to be Christian.

Too bad so sad ....

wkk5159

Boozai, hitting this self deceptive mullah right in the bulleyes....