# Japan Entry Screening: Debate on Law and Religious Beliefs

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2120080766793392285
- Source account: [@ginyokosuka](https://x.com/ginyokosuka)
- Source language: Japanese
- Target language: English
- Duration: 0:55
- Published: 2026-11-11
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- Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2VUc4aYgGqxl/en/japan-entry-screening-debate-on-law-and-religious-beliefs
- Original-language version: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2VUc4aYgGqxl/ja/%E5%A4%96%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%AE%E5%85%A5%E5%9B%BD%E5%AF%A9%E6%9F%BB%E3%81%A7%E6%B3%95%E4%BB%A4%E9%81%B5%E5%AE%88%E3%81%A8%E5%AE%97%E6%95%99%E3%81%AE%E6%95%99%E3%81%88%E3%81%AE%E5%84%AA%E5%85%88%E3%82%92%E5%95%8F%E3%81%86%E8%AD%B0%E8%AB%96.md

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2VUc4aYgGqxl/en/japan-entry-screening-debate-on-law-and-religious-beliefs) As a believer, I can't destroy a mosque.

[0:03](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2VUc4aYgGqxl/en/japan-entry-screening-debate-on-law-and-religious-beliefs?t=3) I put religious teachings before the law.

[0:07](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2VUc4aYgGqxl/en/japan-entry-screening-debate-on-law-and-religious-beliefs?t=7) Foreigners with this kind of mindset, when entering the country, are you willing to comply with Japanese laws and regulations?

[0:14](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2VUc4aYgGqxl/en/japan-entry-screening-debate-on-law-and-religious-beliefs?t=14) Until now, we hadn't even checked whether they had a respect for the law.

[0:17](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2VUc4aYgGqxl/en/japan-entry-screening-debate-on-law-and-religious-beliefs?t=17) No matter the circumstances, the idea that anyone entering our country must comply with its laws and regulations is only natural.

[0:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2VUc4aYgGqxl/en/japan-entry-screening-debate-on-law-and-religious-beliefs?t=29) The notion that obeying the law is only natural is the way the Ministry of Justice, or our country, thinks, but for people trying to enter the country, it isn't a given.

[0:39](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2VUc4aYgGqxl/en/japan-entry-screening-debate-on-law-and-religious-beliefs?t=39) If you ask, “Are you willing to comply with the law?”

[0:41](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2VUc4aYgGqxl/en/japan-entry-screening-debate-on-law-and-religious-beliefs?t=41) everyone will say “I will comply.” Suppose you have a religion you believe in, and it conflicts with Japan's legal norms, which would you put first?

[0:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2VUc4aYgGqxl/en/japan-entry-screening-debate-on-law-and-religious-beliefs?t=53) Only when you're asked that…