Being Muslim in Japan

Halal food does not belong to Japan, and it is very cruel. > "I realized that educating the people around me was going to be a permanent part of my life here" The entitlement and arrogant ignorance is really strong. As a German who left Germany long time ago, I really hope Japan stays Japanese. When I visit, it feels like a full system restore for me — the social harmony, the deep consideration for others, the quiet competence. It’s one of the last places that still feels good and is quiet. It’s simple systems thinking: Japan’s high-trust culture works.

Japan is trying to protect it: comprehensive surveillance of mosques and Islamic-related organisations in Japan includes profiling, cameras, undercover agents, informants, and the collection of personal data. It began shortly after the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, became public through a leak in 2010, and the Supreme Court declared it legal in 2016 (stating it was "necessary and unavoidable" for counter-terrorism).

Japan is nice because it is Japanese. And now I'm probably going to loose my hard-earned 46 karma points here on HN. ;-) worth it.

Re: Being Muslim in Japan

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Post by akikoo » Tue, Jun 02, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC

lanamo wrote: post #6

Halal food does not belong to Japan, and it is very cruel. > "I realized that educating the people around me was going to be a permanent part of my life here" The entitlement and arrogant ignorance is really strong. As a German who left Germany long time ago, I really hope Japan stays Japanese. When I visit, it feels like a full system restore for me — the social harmony, the deep consideration for others, the quiet…

Japanese Are Calling For IMMEDIATE Remigration After THIS Happened

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV2dXYsLvvo

> Muslims behaving disrespectfully at Japan's most sacred Shinto shrines has shocked the internet — and the perpetrator turns out to be an Egyptian migrant from Birmingham now living as a naturalized Japanese citizen.

Re: Being Muslim in Japan

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Post by itisit » Tue, Jun 02, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC

Tolerance is all the author is entitled to and the rest is on them to figure out. Expecting compatibility is ignorant.

Re: Being Muslim in Japan

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Post by anon291 » Tue, Jun 02, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC

SirSavary wrote: post #5

anon291 wrote: post #2

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The article isn't framed that way? The author had no issues finding Halal meat within Japan, their initial problem was unlabeled pork and rice wine on ingredient lists. The article even cites the Japanese Tourism Agency as a booster for Halal operations within the country.

Why is unlabeled normal ingredients a problem? Especially when the objection is not medical but religious?

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Post by lthi747 » Tue, Jun 02, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC

Countries are in it state because of mix of history, culture, manners and religion. If change one of them, then they will became different places.

I too simply cannot understand why someone would go to place that is clearly not a best fit for beliefs, cultural feel as home, and just try to change it to be more as he/she wish. No offense, but to be honest, that reminds me to a virus behaviour.