In Fujisawa, residents have been protesting the construction of the city’s first mosque.
The planned building sits near a traditional Shinto shrine.
Reports say the mosque intends to broadcast the call to prayer five times a day.
The pattern is familiar.
First comes the request for tolerance and a place to pray.
Then comes the demand that the surrounding community adjust its daily life and soundscape to accommodate it.
Japan has long maintained quiet neighborhoods and a clear separation between private faith and public space.
Some newcomers appear to view that arrangement as temporary.
Japoneses vuelven a salir a la calle para protestar contra la construcción de la primera mezquita en Fujisawa.
La mezquita quiere poner rezos en altavoces 5 veces al día al lado de un templo sintónista.
Empiezan pidiendo tolerancia y terminan imponiendo su religión al resto.