You think we should
relax our 18-24 month vetting process??
"For instance, the claim that Japan is the only nation that does not give citizenship to Muslims is false. According to
Becoming Legally Japanese, a web site dedicated to
immigration issues in Japan, the application form for Japanese citizenship does not require applicants to identify their religion:
"There is no place anywhere on the written application where one specifies their religion or creed. Nor have I read anywhere about anyone being asked about their religious beliefs in the verbal interviews.
"Because there is no place on the written online application for one's religion, the Ministry of Justice can't publish statistics showing the religions (or races) of naturalization candidates; they can only publish sex and former nationality statistics.
"The claim that in Japan permanent residency is not given to Muslims is also false. The Guidelines for Permission for Permanent Residence
published by the Immigration Bureau of Japan make no mention of religion. In fact, according to an article
published by the
Asian Quarterly, the Japanese government does not inquire about religion:
"The Japanese government does not keep any statistics on the number of Muslims in Japan.
Neither foreign residents nor ethnic Japanese are ever asked about their religion by official government agencies. While it is conceivable that this policy may change in the future due to official concerns about international terrorism, there has yet to be any public indication of such an effort. Introducing such a policy might lead to objections by the Japanese public that the government has no business inquiring into matters of religion, which is regarded by most Japanese as a strictly personal affair that should exist outside of the public sphere."
