Japan has introduced new ‘anti-Islam’ laws banning halal food, mosques, burqas and the Islamic call to prayer.

False. Japan has not done this, and its constitution guarantees religious freedom. A video shared alongside the claims is unrelated, showing parliament's dissolution for a general election.

False claims about new ‘anti-Islam’ laws in Japan are circulating again in the UK.

Posts shared online highlight a list of alleged bans targeting the practice of Islam, encompassing halal food, mosques, burqas and the call to prayer.

This is false. The Religious Affairs Division of the Agency for Cultural Affairs in Japan told Japanese fact checkers that the claims were not accurate, in part because Article 20 of the Constitution of Japan states that “Freedom of religion is guaranteed to all.”

One Facebook post shows an image of Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, with overlaid text stating: “BREAKING: JAPAN'S NEW ANTI-ISLAM LAWS SEND SHOCKWAVES: Halal - BANNED Mosques - BANNED Call to prayer - BANNED Burka - BANNED”.

Factcheckers at the Japan Fact Check Center, AFP and Reuters have also debunked the claims a number of times.

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