A widely circulated meme purportedly outlines several factors that have allowed Japan to "keep Islam at bay," but the majority of these claims are either false or misleading: For instance, the ...

There are an estimated 350,000 Muslims in Japan at present, up from about 110,000 in 2010. Most come to Japan for educational opportunities, with employers, or to find work.

Viral graphic says Japan keeps out radical Islam through strong restrictions on Muslims Amid rising concerns about terrorist attacks by ISIS, we’ve seen an uptick in chain emails and viral ...

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.

Despite Japan’s popularity as a travel destination, the lack of halal food remains a major hurdle for many Muslim visitors. But the Japanese-developed app Halal Navi is helping travelers ...

Tokyo Camii is Japan’s largest mosque and has been a cornerstone of the Muslim community since 1938. Located in Shibuya Ward, this striking domed structure was rebuilt in 2000 and features a 48 ...

Japan’s recent struggle to accommodate Muslim burial practices reveals a deeper conflict, a clash between its deeply rooted traditions and external pressures for multicultural accommodation. While ...

A list of supposed restrictions that Japan has placed on Muslims has gone viral following the attacks in Paris in November and amid the ongoing United States Republican presidential nomination ...

The number of Muslim residents in Japan is on the rise, by some counts standing today at more than 230,000 nationwide, or around 1 in 500 people in the country. While the image of Islam as “a ...

Saeed Zafar is seen on Oct. 16, 2020, mourning his first son who was buried in a Catholic cemetery in Beppu, Oita Prefecture. (Mainichi/Tomohiro Tsujimoto) OITA -- The number of Muslims in Japan ...