Tokyo. Big news has come out from Japan. The government here has refused to give more land for burial of Muslims. The Japanese government says that Muslims should take the dead bodies to their native countries and bury them. So why did the Japanese government have to take such a tough decision? In fact, there is now a Muslim population of about 2 lakhs in Japan and there is a huge shortage of land in the cities of Japan, due to which it is difficult for Japan to build large cemeteries. Let us know what else has been found out about this decision of the Japanese government.

Influence of Buddhism and Shintoism
Secondly, there is influence of Buddhism and Shinto religion in Japan. For this reason, more than 99% of funerals in Japan are performed through cremation. Therefore, Japan is very clear regarding the rituals of Muslims. This decision has become a big challenge for the expatriate Muslim community living in the country and the Muslims who have obtained Japanese citizenship because in Islam, it is customary to bury dead bodies for last rites.

Shock for Muslim community
This decision of the Japanese government is being considered a big blow for the people of the Muslim community living there. In such a situation, people of Muslim religion living in Japan may be forced to send the remains of their dead relatives back to their native countries for the last rites.

Learn about the population of Japan
According to statistics, at present the population of Japan is more than 12 crores. In Japan, the number of people following Shintoism is 48.6 percent and the number of people following Buddhism is 46.4 percent. Here Christianity is about 1.1 percent and the number of people following other religions is 4 percent. Reports show that the number of Muslims in Japan is small but is increasing rapidly.