A viral video showing a Sanseito MP telling foreign residents to cremate their dead or ship them home spotlights discomfort ...
Japan has declined the proposal of separate cemeteries for Muslims, citing cultural traditions and land scarcity.
A heated exchange broke out in front of a mosque in this southwest Japan city in September after members of a conservative ...
The Japanese government has rejected requests from the Muslim community to establish additional graveyards, citing cultural traditions and environmental concerns. MP Mizuho Umemura stated that ...
Japan's religious landscape is undergoing a transformative shift, which is all the more evident by looking at the growing number of mosques that have emerged in the country over the past two decades.
Japanese lawmaker rejects expanding Muslim burial sites, reigniting debate over cremation norms, cultural traditions, and religious rights. | One of India's leading Digital News Agency offering ...
CHIBA, Japan (AP) — Yohei Matsuyama breaks his daylong Ramadan fast with chopsticks. He’s seated on the floor at a narrow table with a dozen other Japanese Muslim men and boys as they eat “gyudon,” a ...
In a land where faith is private and silence sacred, being Muslim in Japan is both peaceful and profoundly lonely. This documentary explores the small mosques, hidden communities, and quiet resilience ...