[shibumi]

"100,000 or so ."

I know you live there. I defer to your first hand knowledge.

But please clarify -

I was told by another person (a Japanese citizen with whom I worked) that it was almost impossible for a Moslem to get more than a very limited tourist visa.

[sushiman]

Untrue . There are a lot of false claims and generalizations about Japan’s treatment of Muslims that have been thrown around and this is one .