Living in Japan as a Muslim: Current Situations and Problems Takuma Sugibayashi 1 Samsoo Sa-u 2 Abstract The world's Muslim population has been constantly increasing over the years. Japan, too, has experienced/ observed an increase in the number of Muslims residing in the country. Being Muslim in a non-Muslim country is not easy. Therefore, Muslims in Japan have encountered a variety of hardships trying to live out their faith in Japan. The difficulties of following Muslim orthodox as it is done in Muslim-majority countries have led many Muslims in Japan to adopt a more flexible and compromising way of practicing their faith. Muslims face problems no matter where they are in the country, and without government regulations there are no consistent standards, particularly regarding what is Halal and otherwise. There is a serious lack of trust that Halal brands are in fact Halal. By pointing out problems that Muslim residents are currently facing and knowing how they deal with the problems, the current circumstances could be improved. Thus, this paper tries to recognize the current Muslim situations and identify current problems in order to reach effective solutions in the future. Keyword: Muslim, Japan, Current situations, Problems 1 Teacher, Khanawali Memorial School, Sungai Padi, Narathiwat, Thailand 2 Ph.D. (Education-Educational Administration), Lecturer, College of Islamic Studies, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus