Amid growing concerns over rapid demographic shifts and conversion trends in Japan, shocking video circulating on social media shows a radical Pakistani cleric discussing an explicit plan to alter the country's demographic balance and establish an Islamic footprint. The cleric has identified as Tariq Masood.
In the controversial clip, a Pakistani Islamic speaker appears to outline a plan aimed at drastically altering the cultural and demographic landscape of Japan. The speaker goes so far as to suggest intermarriage to alter demographics, leveraging the absence of an official state religion, and even renaming the country to "Japan Khan".
"We’ll take Japanese women as wives and wipe out pure Japanese people. Since Japan has no official religion, we have the upper hand. We’ll rename Japan to Japan Khan.” he can be head saying in the video.
This declaration is not an isolated incident. Controversial Pakistani Islamic cleric Maulana Tariq Masood has a history of making inflammatory remarks and pushing radical viewpoints. Masood and associated hardline networks have faced intense resistance from Japanese patriots and civic groups, who have organized boycotts, public protests, and petitions targeting local city councils to block the construction of unauthorized mosques and religious centers."
For centuries, Japan has been a fiercely proud, homogeneous society deeply rooted in Shinto and Buddhist traditions. However, a massive demographic time bomb is currently ticking. Japan is witnessing a significant demographic shift in its Muslim population, raising questions about immigration, religious integration and the preservation of its cultural identity.
According to estimates by Waseda University professor emeritus Hirofumi Tanada, Japan’s Muslim population reached approximately 420,000 by the end of 2024, nearly doubling from 230,000 in 2019. The country’s mosque network has expanded alongside this growth: from just three functioning mosques in 1990 to more than 110 by September 2021, and over 160 by 2025.
A study by Tanada and his colleagues showed there were 113 mosques across Japan in March 2021, up from only 15 in 1999. The figure is based on government statistics, percentages of Muslims in the population by country and membership figures of the Association for Islamic Studies in Japan.
The growth reflects immigration, the arrival of foreign workers and students, and conversions to Islam, including through marriage and individual religious choice.With the rapid growth of the Islamic footprint, local concerns over rising crime rates have intensified across the country.
Recently, 23-year-old Pakistani national Danish Muhammad was arrested in connection with a case involving a Japanese woman in her twenties. He is accused of threatening her with a knife, robbing her of 57,000 yen and sexually assaulting her in a hotel. Reports state that he also used a translation app to intimidate her, saying, “I have accomplices” and “Don’t tell anyone,” before demanding her address. Police are reportedly investigating similar complaints in the area.
This is not a surprise. It is the predictable outcome when you import the problem while building the institutions that lock it in.
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