The religious landscape in Japan is witnessing a disruptive and dangerous shift, primarily attributed to the increasing number of migrants from Islamic states and intermarriage between Muslims and Japanese citizens. Amidst the burgeoning Muslim population in Japan, a confluence of challenges and tensions emerges, driven by the inherent incompatibility between Islam and the indigenous Shinto religion. With Islam’s unwavering assertion of monotheism, it collides head-on with the polytheistic and animistic fabric of Shinto, erecting formidable barriers to harmonious coexistence. Islam’s unyielding stance dictates the exclusion of any rival source of divinity or religious authority. This tension leaves no room for compromise or accommodation beyond the realm of Mohammad and Allah.
Historical and Cultural Context
Shinto, the indigenous religion of Japan, has deep roots in the country’s folklore, rituals, and animistic beliefs. It is characterized by a reverence for kami, the divine spirits or forces present in nature, and various aspects of life. Unlike Islam, Shinto does not have a specific founder, a single authoritative scripture, or a comprehensive set of doctrines. Instead, it emphasizes purity, gratitude, and living in harmony with the natural world.
Shinto has historically demonstrated an inclination to embrace other religions, including Buddhism. The coexistence of Shinto and Buddhism for over a millennium exemplifies the inclusive nature of Japanese religious practices. However, the compatibility between Shinto and Islam is impossible due to their divergent theological perspectives. Islamic teachings emphasize the oneness of Allah and prohibit the worship of any other entities, which conflicts with the polytheistic nature of Shinto.
Rising Muslim Population and Changing Religious Landscape
Over the past two decades, Japan has witnessed a significant increase in its Muslim population, mainly driven by intermarriage and immigration. Estimates suggest that the number of Muslims in Japan has grown from 10,000 to 20,000 in 2000 to over 200,000 today, a ten-fold increase in less than one generation. This demographic shift has led to the establishment of numerous mosques across the country, which were once a rare sight.
The construction of mosques, such as the Masjid Istiqlal Osaka, funded by donations from Indonesians, highlights the growing presence of Muslims in Japan. However, this growing diversity is beginning to pose the same challenges and friction between Islam and every other religious community in Japan.
Coexistence as equals was something that Islam’s Prophet Muhammad promoted only when he did not have the power to conquer. In the full context of the Quran, ‘peace’ means submission, and ‘tolerance of other religions’ means not killing those members who agree to live in a subjugated status to Islamic rule.
Challenges and Friction
A recent attack in a Shinto shrine by a Muslim migrant highlights the challenges of peaceful coexistence between Islam and Shinto. The incident, caught on camera and shared widely online, resulted in public outcry and raised concerns among Japanese social media users. Unfortunately, the same reckless open-door immigration policy, which has brought a massive wave of crime and jihad attacks to Europe, is now taking shape in Japan.
Most Japanese citizens do not understand that the purpose of Islamic migration, known as hijrah, is to start jihad, and the purpose of jihad is to install Sharia (Islamic Law). As stated in refugee expert Ann Corcoran’s book “Refugee Resettlement and the Hijra to America,” “Hijra remains the model to this day for jihadists who seek to populate and dominate new lands.” To emigrate in the cause of Allah is considered in Islam to be a highly meritorious act.
“I charge you with five of what Allah has charged me with: to assemble, to listen, to obey, to immigrate and to wage Jihad for the sake of Allah” – Quote from the Hadith
With the influx of Islamic migrants into Europe, we witness a resolute determination among Muslims to uphold their religious traditions while exerting their influence on host nations. Their aspirations encompass an array of demands, ranging from the provision of halal food and the establishment of Sharia courts to the exclusion of non-Islamic holidays and curbs on educational practices. Embedded within these demands lies an overarching objective: the metamorphosis of their adopted countries into Islamic enclaves.
The pursuit of these goals by Muslim migrants does not hinge upon resorting to violence. Instead, their migration patterns and prolific birth rates alone have sufficed to reshape Europe’s demographic landscape. The confluence of dwindling populations, labor shortages, the sway of political correctness, and a burden of guilt stemming from colonial history has created a climate where criticism of immigration is stifled.
Regrettably, Europe finds itself hurtling towards cultural oblivion, and it appears that Japan is poised to tread a similar path of self-inflicted cultural decline.
It must be a coincidence that Albert Pike’s book, morals and dogmas of freemasonry, calls for 3 world wars. 2 of which have already occurred and the final world war is to be between christianity and islam, leaving move religious people dead and only atheists left over who will easily accept lucifer (satan) as their king. Quite a plan, but they are oblivious to the fact that The MOST HIGH GOD will be interrupting their plans very soon.
How do you say, there goes the neighborhood in Japanese?
Fight Japan fight!
Those samurai swords will be working overtime.
@amymek,
Twitter censorship hasn’t gotten worse, they are going up the ladder from those with no reach to you. You are noticing it now because you’re being effected by it. Open your eyes and notice how (milk)toast those being promoted are. Everyone that is still there has censored themselves to Luke warm nothingness.
Alhamdullilah
Get thee behind me, satan!
I used to think Muslim immigration for purposes of Jihad was bad. But the apartment complex I now live in is located right next to an Islamic Center where Muslims come to relax and have fellowship with each other. They are such decent and kind people. Given the choice of the cultural rot the U.S. is now suffering from or expanding Muslim population, I’ll take the Muslim people. Maybe they can straighten this mess out. We certainly can’t.
Naw, descendants of Cain are “marked” for a REASON!
You see it, now.
The Japanese are the most racist culture on the planet. I doubt that they will kneel to Islam since they don’t allow Mosque’s to be built. Somebody didn’t do their research at all before writing this hypothetical article.
Apparently they do.
https://traveltriangle.com/blog/mosques-in-japan/
One thing I do applaud Islam for is their firm adherence to core beliefs, unlike we wavering backsliders in western Christian nations. We openly now embrace obscenities such as homosexuality, promiscuity, blasphemy and obscenity and find all manner of excuses for our degenerative behaviour; for the main part, Moslems have kept their morality. However, they have allowed their faith to be marred by man made superstitions and misogynistic biases that belong in the Dark Ages, and as the Taliban has demonstrated all too well, a total lack of compassion and humanity with a very childish one eyed view of the rest of the world. God gave us all the choice to choose, something Islam does not tolerate. I therefore urge Japan to stand up for their own cultural and religious freedoms, as this is their God given right. Do not let this outside scourge take away that God given right! And never let any outsider tell you otherwise!
“Japanische Einwanderungspolitik der offenen Tür”
Der sogenannte “Globale Pakt für sichere, geordnete und reguläre Migration”
der am 10. und 11. Dezember 2018 in Marokko von den Mitgliedsstaaten der
Vereinten Nationen (UNO) unterzeichnet wurde, ist in Kraft getreten.
Die Mitgliedsstaaten müssen sich daran halten und Flüchtlinge aufnehmen.
Der Islam kommt nicht nach Europa um zu bereichern, sondern um zu erobern!
Das ist einer der Gründe, warum überwiegend junge Männer im kampffähigen
Alter kommen. Der Moslem glaubt, ihm gehöre die ganze Welt. Das hat ihnen Mohammed so versprochen. Der Islam hat der Welt den Krieg erklärt hier hat
es nur noch keiner wirklich vernommen! Im Islam hat man jedoch heute erkannt, dass eine kriegerische Eroberung des Westens nicht mehr möglich ist. Es fehlt
ganz einfach die militärische Stärke. Daher hat man sich auf friedliche Invasion verlegt.
Die Taktik ist immer die Gleiche:
NO WONDER Israel ERASES 2/3 of the planet at Armageddon…
“NYC Mayor Eric Adams wants to house migrants in churches, proposes private residences down the road”
AND YOU IDIOT ADAMS, YOU DON’T PUT MUSLIMS IN CHURCHES!
When I click https://rairfoundation.com/ I get error message: ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS
Pull-down menus are activated without any reason.
I am Japanese.
Sexual assaults by Muslims, destruction of temples, etc. have already happened.
Mass rape by Sri Lankan Muslims is also happening.
It is mainly Muslims from South Asia, Middle East, and Africa that cause problems.
Muslim burial is allowed in Oita prefecture in Japan. Mosques are also standing all over Japan.
Most Japanese are concerned about immigrants and Muslims.