Muslims in Contemporary Japan

Sakurai, Kouhei

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“…[1] The foreign Muslim population in Japan was estimated to be approximately 59,000 in 2004 (Kojima 2006) and approximately 100,000 in 2010 (Tanada 2015), meaning that they are by far the minority in Japan's total population of approximately 120 million, which includes foreign people. See also Penn (2006) and Sakurai (2008) for basic history and facts of Islam in Japan.…”

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“…Furthermore, some mosques serve meals after collective prayers or after a fast. Therefore, most mosques are equipped with cooking facilities (Sakurai 2003(Sakurai , 2008. While the main users live in the neighborhood, some users come from far away for large events.…”

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“…While the main users live in the neighborhood, some users come from far away for large events. Thus, some mosques provide a place for people to sleep (Sakurai 2003(Sakurai , 2008.…”

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Potential of mosques to serve as evacuation shelters for foreign Muslims during disasters: A case study in Gunma, Japan

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Tamura

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Foreigners tend to be vulnerable to disasters due to religious and cultural differences. In Japan, Muslim foreign residents, who are minorities, likely face difficulties in terms of food and religious practices in evacuation shelters. In this study, we propose the use of mosques as voluntary shelters for Muslim foreigners in Japan and evaluate their potential to function as shelters. Mosques are expected to have a large space, including a prayer space, and to store food familiar to daily users. We conducted field surveys targeting two mosques in Isesaki, Gunma, Japan, to investigate their equipment and building environment in relation to how they could function as shelters; the number of evacuees they could accommodate; the amount of food they could supply to evacuees; and the willingness of the administrators to use the mosques as shelters. Both mosques were found to be equipped with toilets and shower rooms and had enough space for approximately 60–80 evacuees. They also had sufficient kitchen space and tableware to prepare meals for about 100 people. Although they did not always stock a large amount of food, they could quickly receive food from nearby stores. Moreover, the administrators were willing to use the mosques as shelters. Therefore, it was suggested that the mosques could serve as shelters accommodating and feeding many evacuees. Finally, measures to improve the function of mosques as shelters are discussed. This study lays the groundwork for the future use of mosques as shelters.

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“…However, many of them worked illegally for much longer in unskilled jobs and became de facto migrant workers (Liu-Farrer, 2009;Sakurai, 2008). These migrants entered Japan with a student visa, which allowed them to work up to 28 hours a week to earn their living.…”

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“…These migrants entered Japan with a student visa, which allowed them to work up to 28 hours a week to earn their living. However, many of them worked illegally for much longer in unskilled jobs and became de facto migrant workers (Liu-Farrer, 2009;Sakurai, 2008). Hence, I consider them as labor migrants throughout this article.…”

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‘It’s my money’: Social class and the perception of remittances among Bangladeshi migrants in Japan

Mahmud

2014

Current Sociology

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This study recognizes migrants' perception of remittances as shaped by their class position both in the home and destination countries. Following Max Weber's idea that individuals' rationality is produced in their sociocultural context, this ethnographic inquiry among a group of Bangladeshi temporary migrants in Japan demonstrates how their interests interact with the structural opportunities and constraints in developing a distinct perception of remittances as a means towards higher social status. Opportunities to earn higher income motivated middle-class families in Bangladesh to send their sons abroad, who persevered in low-class jobs in Japan. While supporting the families through remitting, these migrants became aware that their future social status would depend primarily on their own career in Bangladesh rather than family background. Hence, they began to perceive remittance as a productive capital to develop their future careers. This article argues that their middle-class social position led these migrants to espouse an individualistic orientation and encouraged them to negotiate with their families regarding remittance utilization to ensure both income and prestige. Thus, it highlights the importance of including the migrants' social position in studying migrants' perception of remittances and the impact of remittances on development in the migrants' home countries.

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Constructing “Home” across National Boundaries: A Case of Pakistani-Japanese Marriage

Kudo

2014

Migration in China and Asia

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Muslims in Contemporary Japan

Abstract: This essay provides a demographic analysis of Muslims living in Japan with special emphasis on Muslim communities and community-building activities.

Cited by 30 publications

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Potential of mosques to serve as evacuation shelters for foreign Muslims during disasters: A case study in Gunma, Japan

Potential of mosques to serve as evacuation shelters for foreign Muslims during disasters: A case study in Gunma, Japan

‘It’s my money’: Social class and the perception of remittances among Bangladeshi migrants in Japan

Constructing “Home” across National Boundaries: A Case of Pakistani-Japanese Marriage

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