The reality of being Muslim in Japan ft. @Zhafiraiha
Meet Zhafira, an Indonesian content creator who spent several years in Japan growing up, returning to Indonesia and coming back to Japan as an adult. She sits down to talk to us about her life between countries and the challenges faced by Japanese Muslims and Muslim immigrants here. -- 0:00 Intro 0:44 Meet Zhafira 4:24 Growing up Muslim in Japan 8:31 Going to school as a Muslim in Japan 11:10 Culture shock returning to Indonesia 15:20 Coming back to Japan 19:04 Interest in academia 26:49 University in Japan as Muslim 29:39 Managing prayer schedules here as Muslim 32:00 Halal food in Japan 34:30 Growing islamophobia in Japan 40:58 Misconceptions about Muslims in Japan 45:24 Is there a Muslim voice on social media? 51:08 Zhafira's work and research in sex education 58:28 Sex education taboo in Islam 1:03:48 Moving to Tokyo 1:08:06 Muslim community in Japan 1:12:05 Challenges with employment as Muslim in Japan -- Follow Zhafira: https://zhafiraiha.com/ @Zhafiraiha / zhafiraiha / zhafiraiha / zhafira.aqyla https://x.com/zhafiraqyla Follow us: https://unpacking.jp/ / unpacking_japan / unpackingjapan / unpackingjapan / @unpackingjapanshorts https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan https://creators.spotify.com/pod/prof... Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/

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