Fact Check: Japan did not ban mosques - its constitution guarantees religious freedom

The post in question posted last month on Facebook but has since been taken down was intended to stir emotions and create division, but it is not accurate, the Reuters news service reports.

Reuters
Online posts saying Japan has introduced “anti-Islam laws” that ban mosques, burqas, halal food ​and the Islamic call to prayer are ‌false. The government has not brought in any such laws and Japan's constitution guarantees religious freedom.

Here are the ​key details:

• The posts, opens new tab from August said the ​so-called laws were “basically saying Islam is not welcome” ⁠in Japan.

• A spokesperson for Japan’s Ministry of ​Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology told Reuters ​that was “not true at all”.

• The spokesperson said religious freedom is enshrined in Japan’s constitution and that no regulations have been ​introduced to purposely prohibit halal food, mosques, ​burqas or the call to prayer.

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