[Sg] - 2 Japanese women in Sg share their experiences converting to Islam

[UltimaOnline]

In a YouTube video shared on April 29, two Japanese women Yamada Misato and Nakahara Akane shared some of the challenges they have faced as a Muslim convert in Singapore.

They told chef Kenneth Yong that for a start, they have had to be more mindful with their food choices.

Nakahara, who has been a Muslim convert for eight years and has lived in Singapore for 22 years, said: "I used to drink or eat non-halal food with my colleagues and friends. So it was difficult for me to adapt."

"Yeah, I miss tonkotsu (pork bone broth) ramen a bit," Yamada quipped, while adding that it's "not a big issue".

Nakahara and Yamada are members of Sakura Club, a Japanese-Muslim community in Singapore. They agreed that being in a group with other converts has helped them in their journey to embrace Islam.

"We share information there. For example, there's a new halal Japanese restaurant or this product is now halal-certified," Nakahara said.

In the 11-minute video, Yamada shared how she had to "convince" her parents to accept her relationship with her Muslim husband.

The Tokyo native recalled: "Before we visited Japan, my parents were very worried. [I told them] 'mum, dad, I have a boyfriend, he's a Muslim'.

"[They replied] 'so you mean you must convert?'

"Then they met up with him [and thought] 'oh, nice guy'."

Despite being a Japanese-Muslim convert, Nakahara and Yamada shared that their identities are not as "complicated" as they seem to be.

Yamada said: "For me, my identity is not so complicated… Even if I convert, I am Japanese. That will never change.

"For culture, I follow the Malay side. But I also try to never forget the seasonal festivals in Japan."

For Nakahara, she tries to help her son on the challenge of identifying as a Japanese Muslim.

She shared: "I teach him Japanese. He also takes Malay as his mother tongue. We also learn the Arabic language.

"Before my son eats, [he'd say] itadakimasu ("let's eat" in Japanese), and bismillah-ir-rahman-ir-rahim (an Islamic prayer before eating). I don't want him to forget about the Japanese culture.

"Our kids' generation has more struggles, is more complicated. [Unlike them] we've already grown up as Japanese," Yamada quipped.


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[A Singaporean]

Low class Japanese.

 

[face the facts]

 

[JohnTan]

Yamada said: "For me, my identity is not so complicated… Even if I convert, I am Japanese. That will never change.

"For culture, I follow the Malay side. But I also try to never forget the seasonal festivals in Japan."

She just admitted that by becoming a moslem, she is forced to give up her Jap culture. Have fun quietly remembering your past cultural festivities.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Ironic that the fake Japanese Muslims are shopping in a fake Japanese store

 

[syed putra]

In muslim syrua, egypt, iraq, palestine and all those secular mudl8m majority states, no need to convert.

 

[tobelightlight]

In the 11-minute video, Yamada shared how she had to "convince" her parents to accept her relationship with her Muslim husband

So marriage is more important to a women than anything else. Just like malls, restaurants, jb and travel are important than vaccine death and injuries.

 

[tanwahtiu]

Once a pork eater orways eat pork.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

In muslim syrua, egypt, iraq, palestine and all those secular mudl8m majority states, no need to convert.

Indonland also same?

 

[ilovechinesegal]

Their husband power can able to let japs to convert! Non moslem can also write must convert to non moslem??? becos this is suppose to be a norm that do not to be written in the book.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Ninja!