How do the Japanese treat Muslims?

Contrary to popular meme, Japan has not been able to "keep Islam at bay" by enforcing strict laws on Muslims. read more

Others have commented that how Japanese people treat Japanese Muslims versus foreign Muslims in Japan could be different. I have no experience of this, but I suspect this treatment would be the same regardless of your religion, and based more on looking different. read more

Japan is a country keeping Islam at bay. Japan has put strict restrictions on Islam and ALL Muslims. The reasons are : 1) Japan is the only nation that does not give citizenship to Muslims. 2) In Japan permanent residency is not given to Muslims. 3) There is a strong ban on the propagation of Islam in Japan . read more

It's a gaijin!" – running to his father in abject terror. Many living in Tokyo can report similar episodes. Living here, you just take it for granted that quite a few people are going to treat you very differently because you don't look Japanese. read more