Can Muslims acquire Japanese citizenship/nationality or permanent residency?
Tokyo Camii Mosque . Biggest mosque in Japan. Photo used with permission from nippon.com YES. I've seen a lot of misinformation regarding Japanese nationality over the years, and it has generally been getting better over time as non-Japanese get more access to information in languages other than Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. However, a viral post has been circulating around the net that was recently forwarded to me and thus caught my attention. The post has been used as propaganda by both pro-Islam and anti-Islam sides. Unfortunately, the point they're arguing about — whether the Japanese government and its laws and its Constitution, restrict immigration on the basis of religion (Islam) — is entirely false. Enumerated below are sample points from the post which are most related to the topics this site covers: "Japan is the only nation that does not give citizenship to Muslims." Absolutely false. In fact, there's a contributing author to this web s...