GIAPPONE : "A LESSON FROM JAPAN: It is interesting to know that there is a country in the world whose official and public approach to the Muslim matter is totally different. This country is Japan. This country keeps a very low profile on all levels regarding the Muslim matter: On the diplomatic level,Japanese leaders rarely visit Muslim countries. The relations with Muslim countries are based on concerns such as oil and gas, which Japan imports from some Muslim countries. The official policy of Japan is not to give citizenship to Muslims who come to Japan, and even permits for permanent residency are given sparingly to Muslims. Japan forbids exhorting people to adopt the religion of Islam (Dawah), and any Muslim who actively encourages conversion to Islam is seen as proselytizing to a foreign and undesirable culture. It is very difficult to import books of the Qur’an to Japan, and Muslims who come to Japan, are usually employees of foreign companies. In Japan there are very few mosques. The official policy of the Japanese authorities is to make every effort not to allow entry to Muslims, even if they are physicians, engineers and managers sent by foreign companies that are active in the region. Japanese society expects Muslim men to pray at home. Japanese companies seeking foreign workers specifically note that they are not interested in Muslim workers. And any Muslim who does manage to enter Japan will find it very difficult to rent an apartment. Anywhere a Muslim lives, the neighbors become uneasy. Japan forbids the establishment of Islamic organizations, so setting up Islamic institutions such as mosques and schools is almost impossible. In Tokyo there is only one imam. In contrast with what is happening in Europe, very few Japanese are drawn to Islam. If a Japanese woman marries a Muslim, she will be considered an outcast by her social and familial environment. There is no application of Shari’a law in Japan. There is some food in Japan that is halal, kosher according to Islamic law, but it is not easy to find it in the supermarket. The Japanese approach to Muslims is also evidenced by the numbers: in Japan there are 127 million residents, but only ten thousand Muslims, less than one hundredth of a percent. The number of Japanese who have converted is thought to be few. In Japan there are a few tens of thousands of foreign workers who are Muslim, mainly from Pakistan, who have managed to enter Japan as workers with construction companies. However, because of the negative attitude towards Islam they keep a low profile. One main reason for this situation is that the Japanese tend to lump all Muslims together as fundamentalists who are unwilling to give up their traditional point of view and adopt modern ways of thinking and behavior. IN JAPAN ISLAM IS PERCEIVED AS A STRANGE RELIGION ,THAT ANY INTELLIGENT PERSON SHOULD AVOID. The most interesting thing in Japan’s approach to Islam is the fact that the JAPANESE DO NOT FEEL THE NEED TO APOLOGIZE TO MUSLIMS FOR THE NEGATIVE WAY IN WHICH THEY RELATE TO ISLAM. They make a clear distinction between their economic interest in resources of oil and gas from Muslim countries, which behooves Japan to maintain good relations with these countries on the one hand, and on the other hand, the Japanese nationalist viewpoints, which see Islam as something that is suitable for others, not for Japan. Another thing that helps the Japanese keep Muslim immigration to their shores to a minimum is the Japanese attitude toward the employee and employment. Migrant workers are perceived negatively in Japan, because they take the place of Japanese workers. A Japanese employer feels obligated to employ Japanese workers even if it costs much more than it would to employ foreign workers. The traditional connection between an employee and employer in Japan is much stronger than in the West, and the employer and employee feel a mutual commitment to each other: an employer feels obligated to give his employee a livelihood, and the employee feels obligated to give the employer the fruit of his labor. This situation does not encourage the acceptance of foreign workers, whose commitment to the employers is low. JAPAN IS TEACHING THE WHOLE WORLD AN INTERESTING LESSON:THERE IS A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN NATIONAL HERITAGE AND PERMISSION TO IMMIGRATE:A PEOPLE THAT HAS A CLEAR AND SOLID NATIONAL HERITAGE AND IDENTITY WILL NOT ALLOW OTHERS TO ENTER ITS COUNTRY ;AND A PEOPLE WHOSE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND NATIONAL IDENTITY IS WEAK AND FRAGILE,HAS NO DEFENSE MECHANISMS TO PREVENT A FOREIGN CULTURE FROM PENETRATING INTO ITS COUNTRY AND ITS LAND..!"
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:05:56 +0000
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