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Where to Bury the Dead? A Pressing Dilemma for a Diversifying Japan

  • Beppu Muslim Association head Khan Muhammad Tahir Abbas during an interview on October 9, 2020. He has been a professor at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University since 2007. (© Suzuki Kantarō)

    Beppu Muslim Association head Khan Muhammad Tahir Abbas during an interview on October 9, 2020. He has been a professor at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University since 2007. (© Suzuki Kantarō)

  • The site for the planned Muslim cemetery in Hiji, as seen on October 7, 2020. It is in the surrounding hills, 15 minutes by car from the town center. (© Suzuki Kantarō)

    The site for the planned Muslim cemetery in Hiji, as seen on October 7, 2020. It is in the surrounding hills, 15 minutes by car from the town center. (© Suzuki Kantarō)

  • Muslims pray at the Central Kyūshū Masjid in Beppu on October 9, 2020. The mosque serves some 300 Muslims, mostly exchange students, living in the region. (© Suzuki Kantarō)

    Muslims pray at the Central Kyūshū Masjid in Beppu on October 9, 2020. The mosque serves some 300 Muslims, mostly exchange students, living in the region. (© Suzuki Kantarō)

  • Prayers at the Masjid Nishi-Chiba, part of the Chiba Islamic Culture Center in Chiba’s Chūō Ward. Photographed on May 20, 2022. (© Suzuki Kantarō)

    Prayers at the Masjid Nishi-Chiba, part of the Chiba Islamic Culture Center in Chiba’s Chūō Ward. Photographed on May 20, 2022. (© Suzuki Kantarō)

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