Fueled by Global Far-Right Anti-Muslim Sentiment Grows in Japan

Asia-Pacific Journal
Abstract: Anti-Muslim sentiment is growing in Japan, fueled in part by the spread of online disinformation. Focusing on opposition to a proposed mosque in the coastal city of Fujisawa, David McNeill examines the growing controversies surrounding mosques, Muslim cemeteries, and religious practices across Japan. He explores how Japan’s far-right activists and politicians have drawn… Continue reading