The Number of Mosques Has Increased Sharply to 164, a Ninefold Increase in a Quarter Century. 600 People Occupy a Park Under Blue Tarps, "Exceeding expectations." "Immigrants" and Japanese on the Ground (Part 2)

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Approximately 600 Muslims knelt on blue tarps spread across the park, praying along with the voices coming from a loudspeaker. The crowds at Fukuoka Mosque in Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City, were so large they overflowed into the adjacent park. In June 2025, the religious corporation that operates the mosque granted permission to use 100 square meters of part of the park...