In Japan, a Muslim community’s ‘straightforward request’ to bury its dead stirs hostility
Misleading reports and social media attacks have sought to block plans for a Muslim cemetery in the town of Hiji in southern ...
Only 10 plots in all of Japan. Where will Muslims bury their dead?
Muslims in Japan are having a tough time. The growing community in the Asian nation is struggling to find burial plots and ...
Growing Muslim population in need of burial plots in Japan
With an increasing number of Muslims living in Japan, there has been a growing demand for burial plots to conform with their ...
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Muslims living in Japan face difficulties burying the dead
The Muslim population continues to grow in Japan, but only a few cemeteries in this country, where cremation is the norm, offer burial arrangements based on their religion. An estimated 230,000 ...
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Japan’s growing Muslim population still needs burial plots
As the number of Muslims living in Japan continues to increase, so does the demand for burial grounds in a nation where more than 99 per cent of citizens cremate. Muslim migrants and converts face ...
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Japan vows continued support for BARMM’s fishery sector
The Japanese government has vowed to continue supporting the fishery sector in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, in collaboration with the United Nations Food and Agriculture ...
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Japan’s Halal Navi app taps into need among Muslim travelers
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 ...
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Japan funds $4.7-M fishery project in Mindanao
THE Japanese government is providing $4.7 million (around P273 million) in grant aid to make fishing and aquaculture in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) more sustainable.